Merry Christmas! Gleðileg Jól!
Today is the last of the Santas :( But I´ve decided to continue to write on occassion about things going on with my masters project, Icelandic culture, and life. They will not be everyday but I hope you´ll continue to follow my blog.
Today´s santa is named Kertasníkir--Candle Beggar. He searches for candles to steal. I have conflicting sources on whether he likes to stare at their glowing light or eats them. I´m not sure what´s better. Either way it sounds like this santa might not be all there but he´s happy to be in town with his whole family of brothers. Starting tomorrow they will begin to make their way back to the mountains one-by-one and will finally be gone 13 days from now.
I forgot to tell you about what happened yesterday and will happen today and tomorrow. Yesterday was the day when everyone eats Skata or skate in English (pictured above). This is a fish that is apart of the ray family (sting rays, etc.) That doesn´t sound so gross or interesting but it is. Icelanders do not just eat the fish they like to place it under a rock and allow it to petrify and rot. If you do not wait the appropriate amount of time to let it rot then this fish can be toxic because it´s urine spreads throughout the flesh and undergoes a chemical change. Eating before the chemical change is not a good idea. Anyway, it tastes not as bad as people say as long as you have plenty of potato or bread to go with it. It is by no means to die for. I think the AWFUL smell that makes you instantly gag is the worst part.
Today, everyone stays in with their family and has a big meal and opens presents this evening. We are having duck. Well, speaking of this I should go get ready for tonight. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!
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