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Öskudagur, a.k.a. Ash Wednesday 2022 Is Here
Today Iceland celebrates Öskudagur or Ash Wednesday. This is a holiday that marks the first day of Lent, or 46 days until Easter. Öskudagur has also been known as the Icelandic Carnival. [su_pullquote]Easter is drawing closer and now we have Icelandic Easter…
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Ash Wednesday, Icelandic Style: Öskudagur Is Here
If you have a passing familiarity with Christianity, you might know that today is Ash Wednesday, or the first day of Lent. For many parts of the world, this is a solemn affair, wherein the faithful go to mass, have a priest…
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PHOTOS: Icelandic Children Celebrate Öskudagur
As reported, Ash Wednesday in Iceland, or Öskudagur (“Ashes Day”), is a holiday for either religious adults or children of any or no faith. On this day, children typically dress up in costumes, visit local businesses, and then sing in order to…
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Children Given Expired Candy For Ash Wednesday
Children in east Iceland received candy nearly ten years past date for Ash Wednesday, but it is unknown how this error came to pass. East Iceland news service Austurfrétt reports that children who visited the town offices of Seyðisfjörður, in east Iceland,…
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Ash Wednesday In Pictures
If you have been outside at all today, you have no doubt noticed all the goblins, mini-Trumps, witches, and superheroes, and it is not just because Icelanders do not understand how calendars work! No, today is Öskudagur (“Ash Wednesday”), when Icelandic kids…