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b'Tonight Hur\\xf0askellir, 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.
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\\nBelow is the Icelandic and English version of the poem about Hur\\xf0askellir by J\\xf3hannes \\xfar K\\xf6tlum.
\\nIcelandic version of the poem about Hur\\xf0askellir
\\nSj\\xf6undi var Hur\\xf0askellir, 
\\n-s\\xe1 var nokku\\xf0 kl\\xfar, 
\\nef f\\xf3lki\\xf0 vildi \\xed r\\xf6kkrinu 
\\nf\\xe1 s\\xe9r v\\xe6nan d\\xfar. 
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\\nHann var ekki s\\xe9rlega 
\\nhnugginn yfir \\xfev\\xed, 
\\n\\xfe\\xf3 harkalega marra\\xf0i 
\\nhj\\xf6runum \\xed.
\\nEnglish version of the poem about Hur\\xf0askellir
\\nThe seventh was Door Slammer,
\\na sorry, vulgar chap:
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\\nWhen people in the twilight
\\nwould take a little nap,
\\nhe was happy as a lark
\\nwith the havoc he could wreak,
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\\nslamming doors and hearing
\\nthe hinges on them squeak.
\\nIcelandic Christmas Tradition
\\nChristmas 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.
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\\nHere is a link to check out the Christmas markets for 2021 in or near Reykjav\\xedk.
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