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Day 7 – The 6th Icelandic Yule Lad (Askasleikir) comes to Town
Day 7 – The 6th Icelandic Yule Lad (Askasleikir) comes to Town
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5 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2021
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Tonight Askasleikir, the 6th Yule Lad comes to town This is a 15-day Icelandic Christmas series. To hear about the other Yule Lads that have already arrived and an overview of this Icelandic Christmas series, check out Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5 and Day 6.
Below is the Icelandic and English version of the poem about Askasleikir by Jóhannes úr Kötlum.
Icelandic version of the Poem about Askasleikir
Sá sjötti Askasleikir,
var alveg dæmalaus.-
Hann fram undan rúmunum
rak sinn ljóta haus.
Þegar fólkið setti askana
fyrir kött og hund,
hann slunginn var að ná þeim
og sleikja á ýmsa lund.
English version of the Poem about Askasleikir
Bowl Licker, the sixth one,
was shockingly ill bred.
From underneath the bedsteads
he stuck his ugly head.
And when the bowls were left
to be licked by dog or cat,
he snatched them for himself –
he was sure good at that!
Icelandic Christmas Tradition
Laufabrauð - leaf bread
Laufabrauð is a traditional Icelandic bread that is eaten in the Christmas season. Even though it is said to have originated in the north of Iceland, it is now eaten all around the country.
The look of it is a very thin flat cake with a diameter of about 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 inches), and is decorated with leaf-like, geometric patterns. It is fried to a crispy texture in hot fat or oil.
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Below is the Icelandic and English version of the poem about Askasleikir by Jóhannes úr Kötlum.
Icelandic version of the Poem about Askasleikir
Sá sjötti Askasleikir,
var alveg dæmalaus.-
Hann fram undan rúmunum
rak sinn ljóta haus.
Þegar fólkið setti askana
fyrir kött og hund,
hann slunginn var að ná þeim
og sleikja á ýmsa lund.
English version of the Poem about Askasleikir
Bowl Licker, the sixth one,
was shockingly ill bred.
From underneath the bedsteads
he stuck his ugly head.
And when the bowls were left
to be licked by dog or cat,
he snatched them for himself –
he was sure good at that!
Icelandic Christmas Tradition
Laufabrauð - leaf bread
Laufabrauð is a traditional Icelandic bread that is eaten in the Christmas season. Even though it is said to have originated in the north of Iceland, it is now eaten all around the country.
The look of it is a very thin flat cake with a diameter of about 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 inches), and is decorated with leaf-like, geometric patterns. It is fried to a crispy texture in hot fat or oil.
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Released:
Dec 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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