BROADCASTS.com

b'Today is the last day of the All Things Iceland 15-day Christmas series. To hear about the Icelandic Yule Lads that have arrived during this time period, and an overview of this series, check out Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 10, Day 11, Day 12, Day 13 and Day 14.
\\n
\\nThis episode dives into what happens to the Icelandic Yule Lads after Christmas. Below is the Icelandic and English version of the last part of the poem by J\\xf3hannes \\xfar K\\xf6tlum.
\\nIcelandic poem about the Yule Lads
\\n\\xc1 sj\\xe1lfa j\\xf3lan\\xf3ttina, 
\\n-sagan hermir fr\\xe1,- 
\\n\\xe1 str\\xe1k s\\xednum \\xfeeir s\\xe1tu 
\\nog st\\xf6r\\xf0u lj\\xf3sin \\xe1. 
\\n
\\nSvo t\\xedndust \\xfeeir \\xed burtu, 
\\n-\\xfea\\xf0 t\\xf3k \\xfe\\xe1 frost og snj\\xf3r. 
\\n\\xc1 \\xderett\\xe1ndanum s\\xed\\xf0asti 
\\nsveinstaulinn f\\xf3r. 
\\n
\\nFyrir l\\xf6ngu \\xe1 fj\\xf6llunum 
\\ner fennt \\xed \\xfeeirra sl\\xf3\\xf0. 
\\n-En minningarnar breytast, 
\\n\\xed myndir og lj\\xf3\\xf0.
\\nEnglish poem about the Yule Lads
\\nOn Christmas night itself
\\n\\u2013 so a wise man writes \\u2013
\\nthe lads were all restraint
\\nand just stared at the lights.
\\n
\\nThen one by one they trotted off
\\ninto the frost and snow.
\\nOn Twelfth Night the last
\\nof the lads used to go.
\\n
\\nTheir footprints in the highlands
\\nare effaced now for long,
\\nthe memories have all turned
\\nto image and song.
\\nIcelandic Christmas tradition
\\nOn this day, which is Christmas eve for many in the US, Icelanders have the tradition of getting dressed up and sitting down for dinner at 6 PM.
\\n
\\nThe main staples of the meal are usually boiled and sugared potatoes, green peas from a can, pickled red cabbage that also might be from a can, corn, laufabrau\\xf0, and some type of meat dish. My mother in law always has ptarmigan or rj\\xfapa (which is a type of bird), but others might have beef, lamb, glazed ham or turkey.
\\n
\\nIt really depends on the family. After dinner, there is of course dessert. Later on you open gifts. Most people get a book for Christmas, so they usually go off and read their book at the end of the night. 
\\n
\\nStarting on December 25th, the Yule Lads start to make their way back to the mountains one by one each day. The last official day of Christmas in Iceland is January 6th.
\\nShare this post
\\nShare on facebook
\\nFacebook
\\nShare on email
\\nEmail
\\nShare on twitter
\\nTwitter'