Special day
Jólabókaflóð (Christmas Book Flood)
A book as a gift — the best Christmas tradition.
Today
When is Jólabókaflóð (Christmas Book Flood)?
Every year on December 24.
National
- IS
What is Jólabókaflóð (Christmas Book Flood)?
Jólabókaflóð (Christmas Book Flood) is an Icelandic tradition where books are exchanged as Christmas Eve gifts, then people spend the night reading. Iceland publishes more books per capita than any nation and the tradition dates to World War II when paper was one of the few unrationed goods.
How to celebrate
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- #Jolabokaflod
- #ChristmasBookFlood
- #Iceland
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