The Icelandic people have many and various Christmas traditions. The Icelandic embassy in the U.S.A have put together in one document some of the answers to questions like why are there 13 jule lads in Iceland,  who is the Christmas cat, why does it smell weird on the 23rd of December and how do Icelanders celebrate New Years? Click here for an interesting reading about Icelandic Christmas traditions.

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