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2. Icelandic Christmas book flood - Wikipedia

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   The Christmas book flood or Yule book flood (Icelandic: Jólabókaflóðið) is a term used in Iceland for the annual release of new books occurring in the months before Christmas. [1] These books are then purchased as presents to be gifted on Christmas Eve. This tradition makes books the most popular Christmas gift in the country. [2]

3. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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   Iceland. The traditional 12 days of Christmas begin on Christmas Day and end on the Epiphany, but in Iceland there are 13 extra days of Christmas, and they lead up to Christmas Eve.

4. Icelandic Christmas folklore - Wikipedia

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   "The Yule Lads". Jo's Icelandic Recipes. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. "Jólasveinarnir (Yuletide Lads)". Yule in Iceland. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Petursson, Olafur. "The Yuletide Lads". Bokband.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. A translation of the poem by Jóhannes úr Kötlum. "Christmas ...

5. Icelandic Literary Prize - Wikipedia

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   Five books are nominated in each category, and the year's nominations are publicized in the beginning of December, but the prize itself is not awarded until January. Because the year's nominations come in the middle of the Christmas book flood, these books receive a great deal of marketing. Once the books have been nominated, the Icelandic ...

6. What Is a Yule Log? Here’s the True History of the Christmas ...

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   What Was the Original Yule Log Tradition? The yule log tradition can be traced back to Scandinavia, where Yule, a festival dedicated to the winter solstice, started.To ring in the shortest day of ...

7. Guide to Iceland - Wikipedia

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   Guide to Iceland was chosen as the Best Exponential Startup at the 2016 Nordic Startup Awards. [9] [6] For its fast growth, Guide to Iceland also took third place among 500 companies at Deloitte's 2017 Technology Fast 500 Europe, the Middle East and Africa event. [10] In the same year, it took first place at Deloitte's Icelandic Technology Fast ...