Hopes that residents in an Icelandic fishing town could celebrate Christmas at home have been dashed after the violent eruption of a nearby volcano on Monday night.

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It’s called Jolabokaflod, which roughly translates from Icelandic as “Christmas book flood.” As part of the tradition, friends and loved ones in Iceland give each other a book on the night ...

As soon as I learned about Jólabókaflóð, I fell in love. In Iceland, I learned, people exchange books on Christmas Eve and then spend the night reading over cocoa and sweets. A bookworm’s ...

In "The Christmas Quest," an archeologist (Chabert) goes on a mission to track down the legendary Treasure of the Yule Lads in Iceland, trying to fulfill her late mother's lifelong dream.

(WHTM) — Iceland is a nation of near-compulsive literacy. The island’s population as of 2024 is 388,790, subject to change without notice. The literary rate is about 99 percent. In 2013, Icel… ...

COOKING Christmas dinner is stressful as you try and work out all the timings but that’s why I was excited to try Iceland’s festive feast in a box. For £25 the frozen food supermarket i… ...

On Christmas Eve, travellers will have a full traditional Christmas dinner after an evening walking tour of the capital, while on the big day, the itinerary includes a trip to the famous Blue Lagoon.