Icelandic traditions, etiquette, and social norms, from national holidays and pool culture to folklore and naming customs. Front: the Icelandic word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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- Þjóðhátíðardagurinn
- National Day (June 17th)
- Íslendingar halda upp á þjóðhátíðardaginn 17. júní.
- Icelanders celebrate their national day on June 17th.
- Jónsmessa
- Midsummer's Eve (June 24th)
- Þorrablót
- A midwinter feast featuring traditional preserved foods
- Á þorrablóti borða Íslendingar hefðbundinn mat eins og hákarl.
- At Thorrablot, Icelanders eat traditional food like fermented shark.
- Hákarl
- Fermented shark, a traditional Icelandic delicacy
- Jólasveinar
- The thirteen Icelandic Yule Lads
- Það eru þrettán jólasveinar á Íslandi.
- There are thirteen Yule Lads in Iceland.
- Þrettándinn
- Epiphany, the last day of Christmas (January 6th)
- Sundlaug
- Public swimming pool, central to Icelandic social life
- Íslendingar fara oft í sundlaugina til að slaka á.
- Icelanders often go to the swimming pool to relax.
- Heitir pottar
- Hot tubs, common at Icelandic pools
- Það er sjálfsagt að fara í sturtu án sundfata áður en farið er í laugina.
- It's expected to shower without a swimsuit before entering the pool.
- Fyrsti vetrardagur
- First Day of Winter, a traditional Icelandic observance
- Sumardagurinn fyrsti
- First Day of Summer, a public holiday in Iceland
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