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Grapevine Events: Halloween Parties, A Feast, Sex Worker Stories And Public Policy
In a very Icelandic fashion, many parents are deciding to postpone Hrekkjavaka celebrations until tomorrow due to the weather. Despite uncertainties around the kids’ events, there are many events happening this weekend for the rest of us. We’ve attempted to include as…
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Help? Call Charlie! Shrimp Or Croissant? Halloween & More
Charles Dickens says, “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” That means my advice is not only useless, but an active threat! Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just have something you need to…
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Grapevine Events: Hjaltalín, Heima Skagi & More
Hjaltalín is back! Heima í Hafnarfirði is doing a spinoff in Akranes! Halloween costumes are probably close to selling out, and Hallgrímur Helgason has managed to publish a new book and open an art exhibition (teach us your ways, Hallgrímur). All in…
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Thrifted, Bought, Stolen: The Halloween costume advice you seek is here
Witches cackle as they exchange snus on the corner of Hverfisgata. A werewolf tries to charm the sexy nun under the light of the full moon. The cops are trying to round up a rowdy pair of undead who had one too…
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Grapevine Events: Halloween, Mánakvöld, Iceland Airwaves & Much More
The dark season is here and if you’re stuck somewhere between seasonal depression and chronic burnout and your Halloween costume is either a greedy landlord or Bjarni Ben between jobs, we feel you. Make yourself a cup of hot chocolate, go for…
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Iceland Copes With A Cancelled Halloween
Due to the pandemic, many of the usual Halloween festivals have been cancelled, although the civil defence has not issued an official recommendation, Fréttablaðið reported this morning. For example, Rósa Konný Jóhannesdóttir leads a group that organises annual candy walks in Borgarnes.…
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How To Halloween In Reykjavík: A Spooky Guide
Cue the chorus of spooky “Ooooooh!” Halloween has arrived, so get your best slutty Joker costume ready. Here’s where to celebrate in Reykjavík. Halloween Iceland 2019 October 26th – 21:00 – Gaukurinn – 2,000 ISK Halloween Iceland’s annual Halloween party is a…
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How Iceland Celebrated Halloween Before There Even Was Halloween
Halloween nears, and from the hearts of all the old Norse, you’re welcome. The holiday has its roots in old pagan customs originating in the Nordic countries. In Sweden, it was Dísablót (‘Festival Of The Valkyries’), and in Iceland, Veturnætur (‘Winternights’), which…
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Can’t Help (Fall)ing: Enjoying The Autumn In Iceland
However brief the fall season is in Iceland, it is certainly a magical time. In September and October, the leaves turn all kinds of breathtaking colours and the people of Reykjavík fall into a sort of collective melancholy, as they bid goodbye…
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Pumpkins Are Selling Out Across Iceland
If ever there was needed an objective measure of how popular Halloween is becoming in Iceland, consider the Pumpkin Index. RÚV reports that pumpkins have been selling out all across the country. Pumpkins used to be a fairly uncommon vegetable in Iceland,…
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Öskudagur Is Not “Icelandic Halloween”
It may involve little kids in costumes begging for candy, but the comparisons between Halloween and Öskudagur end there. Today is Ash Wednesday to the Catholic world at large. It is the first day of Lent, the long period of fasting leading…
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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…
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Happening Tonight: Halloween Iceland
Gaukurinn is hosting the annual Halloween Iceland party this year, and it is THE Halloween event to go to. DJ Mobus will be providing you with all the beats, tunes and drops to dance the night away in your heavy costume (not…
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POWERFUL PETTER B WILL MOVE YOU TOMORROW
Petter B is an artist, DJ and producer from Sweden (incidentally a leading country in the techno community since the ‘90s). Petter hits the world of techno with a big input and a special, forceful sound. He’s been busy lately, playing all…
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Butternutskvasssúpa: Icelandic Halloween Soup
Halloween is starting to be celebrated here. For Icelanders, it’s really new, like a mean spirited Ash Wednesday. Yet strolling through any grocery store, you’ll see lots of great fall vegetables to make hearty soups. This butternut squash soup with fennel and…
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Are Icelanders Racist?
I never intended to actually write this piece. It started off as a joke, in a bar, after a bizarre incident with an extremely drunk Icelander. My group—a Brit, an Australian and two Americans—was sitting in the corner, minding our own business,…