Transcript Christmas in Iceland

Christmas in Iceland
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Kirsten Wayne
Gary King
Sydney Teal
Amanda Privette
Bobbi McKenzie
Similar Families
• Both families decorate
their homes and trees.
But because of the
lack of trees most
Icelanders make their
own.They decorate
their trees with old
fashion candles,candy
sacks, and Iceland
flags
Mid-winter Fest
• In Iceland Christmas
is called Yule.Yule was
celebrated before the
year 1000.There isn’t
an exact date for
Yule.Though many
have people have tried
to find the exact date.
Yule Eve
• Yule Eve is like
Christmas in
Iceland.People in
Iceland start
celebrating at 6p.m.
on Yule Eve.The
people usually
slaughter a sheep
before the Yule
celebration begins.
Unusual Traditional Events
• The Yule tree is to be
decorated on the
evening of St.
Thoralacur
Thorhallsson’s
death.The Yule Advent
season consists of 13
days instead of 12 like
ours.
Fantastic Foods
• In Iceland during the
Yule season they
have many different
kinds of unusual
foods. Such as
mutton soup,leaf
bread,cream
cake,and caramel
potatoes.