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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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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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Bolludagur, Sprengidagur and Öskudagur
Sadly overlooked by most visitors to Iceland, Bolludagur, Sprengidagur and Öskudagur are set up back to back, conveniently enough, on the last two days of February and the first day of March. Taken together, they afford you the opportunity to be a…