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Jul 17, 2022
4 min

Icelandic Roots at the Heritage Celebrations

Icelandic Roots genealogists will be LIVE for the important Icelandic Heritage Celebrations in North Dakota and Manitoba at the end of...

Jul 3, 2022
1 min

2022 August the Deuce Celebration

The 123rd Annual Deuce of August Icelandic Celebration gets underway on Friday, July 30th in Mountain, North Dakota. If you've never...

Jun 19, 2022
9 min

Remembering Afi

The third Sunday of June in the United States and Canada is set aside to honor our fathers and grandfathers, while Iceland celebrates...

May 6, 2022
7 min

Amma Sumarlína-A Mother's Day Remembrance

Amma, Mother, Daughter By Bryndís Víglundsdóttir My maternal grandmother, Sumarlína Pétursdóttir, IR #128090, born April 22nd, 1886 in...

Apr 14, 2022
2 min

Rúgbrauð - Rye Bread Recipe

VERSION 1 by Bryndís Viglundsdóttir 12 dl. Rúgmjöl 6 cups rye flour 2 dl. Hveiti 1 cup white flour 2 dl. Heilhveiti 1 cup whole wheat 2...

Apr 8, 2022
4 min

Celebrating Easter in Iceland

Linguists maintain that the English word for Easter derives from the name of the Anglo Saxon maiden of spring, Ostara. The month of April...

Mar 25, 2022
2 min

MERKISDAGAR, April 1

“In many parts of the world, people entertain themselves on April 1. On that day, people try to tease and play a trick on family,...

Jan 1, 2022
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...

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...

Dec 18, 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...

Dec 5, 2021
21 min

Our Second Annual Book Flood

Icelanders love books so it is not surprising that one of the most beloved traditions in Iceland today is Jólabókaflóðið, the annual...

Jul 17, 2021
3 min

The Deuce & the Dagurinn: Old Parties for a New Generation

North American Icelandic Heritage Festivals

Jun 6, 2021
3 min

June Events, Holidays, and Celebrations

See all the special events, annual holidays, and special celebrations for June in the listings below. Today is Seaman's Day -...

Dec 10, 2020
1 min

Our First Annual Book Flood Guide

Icelanders celebrate Christmas with books. So much so that there is a word for the holiday book buying season: Jólabókaflóð or Christmas...

Jul 30, 2020
3 min

The Day of the Icelanders

This weekend, North American Icelanders celebrate 'The Day of the Icelanders.' Come join us ONLINE for fun and educational offerings.

Jun 7, 2020
3 min

Festival of the Sea – Sjómannadagurinn

Written by Elin de Ruyter ‘Oh, my Lord and my God, when I now fare forth out to the fish grounds and feel my impotence and the weakness...

Jul 25, 2019
4 min

The Deuce of August and Islendingadagurinn

Icelandic Roots will be at the upcoming Icelandic celebrations and are offering many FREE opportunities.

Feb 21, 2019
2 min

Women's Day - Konudagur

Dear MEN, Here is your "heads-up." There is an important day this Sunday where you can treat the women in your life to a special dinner,...

Jul 10, 2017
3 min

The King of Iceland for One Summer

Dog Days of Summer and a temporary King of Iceland for one summer.

May 31, 2014
1 min

Iceland’s Festival of the Sea

Til hamingju með Sjómannadaginn (Happy Seaman's Day)! The first Sunday in June of each year.