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Iceland, europe, is a Nordic island country characterized by its spectacular
landscape with volcanoes, geysers, hot springs and lava fields. It has huge
glaciers protected in national parks. 372,520 people live in Iceland. The
official language of Iceland is Icelandic. It is spoken by around 320,000
people.
General information
One of the typical Icelandic dishes is the puffin. Puffin.
Icelanders also, according to legend, sometimes eat the
friendly seabird puffin. Visitors can actually order them
in many tourist restaurants in Reykjavík, usually smoked
to taste almost like pastrami, or broiled in lumps
resembling liver. As a typical sweet breakfast there is
Hafragrautur (oatmeal).Brown sugar, fruit, butter and
nuts were added. It is also very common to eat their
famous Skyr yogurt.
cultural
facts
What is Iceland culture like? Aside from their Viking
roots, Icelanders have a strong culture of food,
literature and the arts. The capital of Reykjavik has
galleries, bookstores, theatres and a symphony
orchestra. In fact, Icelandic music has become its own
genre, combining pop and folk. Beer was illegal until
1989.As beer is directly associated with the Danes and
their lifestyle, Iceland decided to ban the drink, and all
those that were similar to it.. Arctic fox is the only native
animal. (tipical clothes).
The Búningur karla is the only one directly
related to the ancient clothing that Icelandic
men wore on a daily basis, while the rest were
designed as ceremonial costumes.
The Faldbúningur is the oldest of the dresses,
dating back to the 17th century and was
worn until the 19th century. In its most
The búningur barna or children's costume was recognized form, a cap decorated with a
indistinguishable from the adult version, except curved leaf-shaped protuberance is included
for size, until well into the 20th century, when as an accessory.
the costume for girls was made with shorter
skirts.
the Arts Festival, in which artistic
disciplines such as theater, dance, music
and visual arts will be the protagonists
led by national and international
The main celebration known as Þorrablót, “the experts.
festival of Þorri” basically consists of eating
traditional Icelandic food
FESTIVITIES! Some more important festivities are:
• Þorrablót.
• The Food and Fun Festival.
June 17, one of the milestones in Icelandic history. • Reykjavik Art Festival.
The official constitution of the Republic of Iceland is • Icelandic Independence Day.
• Culture Night in Iceland.
celebrated, which took place on June 17, 1944.
• Meet in hot spring pools.
Halldór Kiljan Laxness
was an Icelandic writer and winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature. He
wrote novels, poetry, newspaper articles, essays, plays, travelogues and
short stories. April 23, 1902, Reykjavík, Iceland and Died: February 8, 1998,
Reykjavík, Iceland. He became famous thanks to three novels: Salka Valka,
Independent People and The Light of the World.
Björk
Is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, record producer and actress.
November 21, 1965 (57 years old). Genre: Dance/Electronic. She is
married and has two sons.
CURIOSITY It is the safest country in the world due to its
low crime rate is a key factor in understanding
this statement. The crime rate in Iceland is
extremely low compared to other countries,
meaning residents and visitors feel protected
and safe.
