Easter in Iceland Adelina
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)
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
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.
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
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
Ash day in Belgium Religious tradition Receive blessing Cross on forehead ‚Out of dust you are born and to dust you will return‘
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
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
Easter/Páskar Easter eggs Also grown-ups People go to church Good food is eaten and people kick back