tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post3732937995065266840..comments2023-09-19T04:34:22.298-04:00Comments on Vana Jezebel: TraditionsPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-4866373225415415792007-11-07T23:19:00.000-05:002007-11-07T23:19:00.000-05:00Iceland has some of the best holidays EVER. The M...Iceland has some of the best holidays EVER. The Monday before Lent is "Cream Puff Day"... seriously. Children are supposed to spank their parents on the butt with a little fuzzy wand the night before, and then the next day, they eat as many cream puffs as spanks they scored. I'm not making this up! And then the next day, Tuesday, is "Exploding Day," where you eat huge amounts of split pea and salted lamb soup until you might explode.<BR/><BR/>Also, and this is my favorite, March 1st is "Beer Day" in Iceland, to celebrate the end of their prohibition... which was only in 1985. No alcohol was allowed, and now that they (thank goodness) legalized it again, it's a national holiday. That makes me very happy. <BR/><BR/>I had some friends from Iceland a while back, and we used to have stupid silly celebrations on these days. Fun stuff!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447346019123162711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-50837746084504914572007-11-07T17:01:00.000-05:002007-11-07T17:01:00.000-05:00singing stille nacht on xmas eve...that always mak...singing stille nacht on xmas eve...that always makes us weepy, but it's a nice thing to do.<BR/><BR/>for me, thanksgiving traditions area all about the food. it's the one time of year i make jello salad (cranberry salad with lots of yummy stuff in it like oranges and walnuts and celery). this year my family's coming so we ordered an heirloom turkey from a local farm.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090954944438450837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-49023417134626678332007-11-07T15:32:00.000-05:002007-11-07T15:32:00.000-05:00I am all for the Boxing Day pillow fight and jello...I am all for the Boxing Day pillow fight and jello wrestling!Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06925499983922691248noreply@blogger.com