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EASTER IN ICELAND

Bun day

8.March

9.March

Bursting day

24. April

Easter

40 days (without sundays)

10. March

Ash day Good friday

22. April

White thursday

21. April

BOLLUDAGUR / BUN DAY• Young tradition: eating puff buns

• E.g. With Jam and cream

• Monday

• „Bolludagur“

• Busy days for shops

• The children make a wand

• In Iceland this day is called Sprengidagur.

• In other countries it is known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday.

• On this day many people eat salted meat and peas.

BURSTING DAY

MARDI GRAS (=BURSTING DAY)

• In Belgium it‘s called vette dinsdag/mardi gras

• We do a lot of parades, the most famous one is that of Aalst

Gilles de Binche

ASH DAY / ÖSKUDAGUR• Unique custom for children.

• Small bags of ashes

• Prank: pin bags on peoples clothing

• Great day for children:

• Singing, parading and begging for treats.

• Icelandic Halloween

ASH DAY IN BELGIUM• Religious tradition

• Receive blessing

• Cross on forehead

• ‚Out of dust you are born and to dust you will return‘

WHITSUNDAY-WHITMONDAY/HVÍTASUNNUDAGUR-ANNAR Í HVÍTASUNNU• On white Sunday some people go to

church, most do nothing but eat good food

• White Monday is a holiday and we do the samethings

• There are confirmations on this two day and easter

GOOD FRIDAY/FÖSTUDAGURINN LANGI• On Good Friday people eat good food

and enjoy a short week.

• Vantrú or disbelief holds it annually bingo to protest that good Friday is a holiday but its illegal

• Younger people go out drinking when the clock strikes 12

EASTER/PÁSKAR• Easter eggs

• Also grown-ups

• People go to church

• Good food is eaten and people kick back