Gleðileg jól ! 這是冰島文的聖誕快樂 不同於許多交換學生,不是回家過聖誕就是往南飛去度假了(南歐較溫暖的選擇:P) 我選擇留在冰島過聖誕,宿舍變得空蕩蕩的,幾乎只剩下亞洲人 冰島的聖誕節慶 主要可以從12月23號開始說起 December 23rd Þorláksmessa - St. Thorlakur's Day St. Thorlakur Thorhallsson ,冰島一位重要的主教在這天去世。 通常在這天將裝飾物掛上聖誕樹, 但令許多冰島人興奮的應該是, 這天是" big shopping day for last minute gifts", 市中心商店街上所有平日五六點就打烊的商店,都延長營業到晚上11:30, (然後就連休三天假了,所以要事先儲好糧喔~) 所以街上滿滿都是人,就像我們的夜市一樣,所以莫名想起了台灣, 可能所有在首都的冰島人這天都聚集到這裡來了吧, 是我在冰島九個月看到路上最多人的一次,也是唯一的一次哈哈
今天在冰島是"夏日第一天" 原來有這個節日 天氣很好"看起來"很夏天 但是-2度 chill wind day 是所謂冰島人口中的"window weather" 走在藍天陽光下的確冷得發抖 古老的維京人只有夏天跟冬天兩個季節 The first Thursday after the 18th of each April is Sumardagurinn Fyrsti, or the first day of summer. It is a public holiday in Iceland and hails from the old Norse calendar, which only had two seasons: the cold, dark one and the warm, light one. Sumardagurinn Fyrsti falls on the first day of the Norse month called Harpa. We are now, therefore, entering everyone’s favourite half of the year – despite the fact that today is particularly chilly all over Iceland. If the winter and the summer “freeze together”, as they did all over the country last night, it is considered a very good omen for a beautiful, dry and warm summer to come. http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2010/04/22/its-the-first-day-of-summer/ 街上幾乎都是父母牽著小朋友走來走去 沒參與到任何活動 但一個人坐在咖啡店裡 享受灑進室內的陽光的window weather 觀察週遭的人窗外走動的人 三壺=六杯 barabara fruit tea + chocolate muffin 終於暢行無阻wireless 期末考準備ing
It's my first day of summer in Iceland. "Gleðilegt sumar!" :]