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Celebrating the New Year with Folklore

Jan 1
4 min

Celebrating the New Year with Folklore

The New Year and upcoming days come with more feasts, holiday happenings, traditions, and folklore. Enjoy the folklore story below and...

The Old Norse Calendar

Dec 30, 2021
2 min

The Old Norse Calendar

As we begin the New Year from our modern calendar, this is a good time to look back at our Icelandic heritage and the calendar used by...

Vinarterta Icelandic Christmas Cookies

Dec 19, 2021
2 min

Vinarterta Icelandic Christmas Cookies

by Heather Goodman Lytwyn I have been making vinarterta for years. This year I had some prunes left over in the freezer, and so I made...