1. Easter in Iceland
Adelina

2. 8.March
10. March
22. April
Bun day
Bursting day
Ash day
White thursday
Good friday
Easter
9.March
21. April
24. April
40 days (without sundays)

3. Bolludagur / Bun dAY Young tradition: eating puff buns
E.g. With Jam and cream
Monday
„Bolludagur“
Busy days for shops
The children make a wand

4. Bursting Day In Iceland this day is called Sprengidagur.
In other countries it is known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday.
On this day many people eat salted meat and peas.

5. Mardi Gras (=bursting day)
In Belgium it‘s called vette dinsdag/mardi gras
We do a lot of parades, the most famous one is that of Aalst
Gilles de Binche

6. ASH DAY / ÖSKUDAGUR Unique custom for children. Small bags of ashes
Prank: pin bags on peoples clothing
Great day for children:
Singing, parading and begging for treats.
Icelandic Halloween

7. Ash day in Belgium Religious tradition Receive blessing
Cross on forehead
‚Out of dust you are born and to dust you will return‘

8. Whitsunday-Whitmonday/Hvítasunnudagur-annar í hvítasunnu
On white Sunday some people go to church, most do nothing but eat good food
White Monday is a holiday and we do the samethings
There are confirmations on this two day and easter

9. Good Friday/Föstudagurinn langi
On Good Friday people eat good food and enjoy a short week.
Vantrú or disbelief holds it annually bingo to protest that good Friday is a holiday but its illegal
Younger people go out drinking when the clock strikes 12

10. Easter/Páskar Easter eggs Also grown-ups People go to church
Good food is eaten and people kick back