Icelandic children love Öskudagur as much as children in other lands love Halloween, but that’s where the similarity ends: There are no ghostly themes, pumpkin lanterns, or pagan undertones, and ghoulish Öskudagur costumes are very rarely seen. Children dress in costumes and walk from store to store where they sing songs in return for candy, costume-wise absolutely anything goes, the more inventive the better! Many tourists and people who have come to live in Iceland from overseas pick up on the singing for candy bit and say this is Iceland´s answer to Halloween or All Hallows Eve. Fashionable real fur pom beanie hat, trendy beanie hat crochet, wearing mens beanie hat and gloves set provided by amout can make you the spot center of the. Gay Pride Winter Set (Rainbow, Hat Gloves & Scarf) - LGBT Gay and Lesbian Pride Apparel and ClothingClick Price to Convert Currency 37.99 35. Öskudagur, or Ash Wednesday, is the day after Sprengidagur, 40 days before Easter. This day is about eating rich, fatty, salty foods, traditionally, lentil soup with vegetables and salted meat, specifically mutton: “saltkjöt og baunir”. Originally, it was the Icelandic equivalent of Mardi Gras, a day of celebration and a great feast before the fasting season of Lent.
Sprengidagur, or “Eat- Until-You-Burst-Day”, is the day after Bolludagur.
