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May 30 - Akureyri - Yule Lads
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May 30 - Akureyri - Yule Lads
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The Icelandic Yule Lads - Background Icelandic children get to enjoy the favors on not one but thirteen Santa Clauses. Their number has varied over time, but currently are considered to be thirteen. Called the Yule Lads, these merry but mischievous fellows take turns visiting kids on the 13 nights leading up to Christmas. On each of those nights, children place one of their shoes on the windowsill. For good boys and girls, the Yule Lad will leave presents for them. For the not so well behaved, the Yule Lads are not subtle in expressing their disapproval: they fill the shoe with rotting potatoes. |
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Look
for recognizable shapes in the unique lava formations |
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Our
guide Systa |
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Yule
Lad in Profile? |
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This
formation is a "throne" of the Yule Lads |
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A
form of pussy willow |
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A
fissure in the earth between 2 plates |
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Directions
for Various Formations |
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Lake
Myvatn in the Distance |
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