Tonight Hurðaskellir, the 7th 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, Day 6 and Day 7.

Below is the Icelandic and English version of the poem about Hurðaskellir by Jóhannes úr Kötlum.

Sjöundi var Hurðaskellir, 

Hann var ekki sérlega 

The seventh was Door Slammer,

When people in the twilight

slamming doors and hearing

Christmas Markets. I talked about this in the episode about Icelandic themed Christmas Gifts but I am briefly bringing it up again because it is such a staple here regarding this holiday.

Here is a link to check out the Christmas markets for 2021 in or near Reykjavík.

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