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January 2007.
During the Advent the Icelandic Yule Lads and people in the tourism business invited guests to Dimmuborgir to meet the Yule Lads
and afterwards to Skjólbrekka, the community centre for coffee and cakes.
In Mývatnsstofa, information and guest centre, junior from the school of Reykjahlid came with their own decorated ornament and hang it on the Christmas tree.
Here are some photos from Mývatn.
 
24-12-06
The thirteenth was Candle Beggar
´twas cold I believe
if he was not the last
of the lot on Christmas Eve
 photo: Birkir Fanndal
23-12-06
Meat Hook, the twelfth one,
his talent would display
as soon as he arived
on Saint Thorlak´s Day
 photo: Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson
22-12-06
Eleventh was Door Sniffer
a doltish lad and gross
He never got a cold, yet had
a huge, sensitive nose
 photo: Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson
21-12-06
The tenth was Window Peeper
a weird little twit
who stepped up to the window
and stole a peek through it
 photo: Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson
20-12-06
The ninth was Sausage Swiper,
a shifty pilferer
He climbed up to the rafters
and raided food from there
 photo: Ragnar Th
19-12-06
Skyr Gobbler the eighth
was an awful stupid bloke
He lambasted the skyr tub
till the lid on it broke
 photo: Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson
18-12-06
The seventh was Door Slammer,
a sorry, vulgar chap:
When people in the twilight
would take a little nap
 photo: Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson
17-12-06
Bowl Licker, the sixth one,
was shockingly ill bred
From underneath the bedsteads
he stuck his ugly head
 photo: Birkir Fanndal
16-12-06
Pot Scraper, the fifth one,
was a funny sort of chap
When kids were given scrapings
he´d come to the door and tap
 photo: Gunnar Jóh
15th of december 06
The fourth was Spoon Licker
like spindle he was thin
He felt himself in clover
when the cook wasn´t in
 mynd: Birkir Fanndal
14th of december 06
Stubby was the third called
a stunted little man
who watched for every chance
to whisk off a pan
 photo: Birkir Fanndal
13th of december 06
The second was Gully Gawk
gray his head and mien
He snuck into the cow barn
from his craggy ravine
 photo: Ragnar Th.
12th of december 06
"First of the 13 Icelandic Yule Lads arrived last night"
The first of them was Sheep-Cote Clod
he came stiff as wood
to pray upon the farmer´s sheep
as far as he could
 photo: Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson
9th of december 2006
Ladies from the handcraft shop "Dyngjan" and Pétur Gíslason manager of Hótel Reykjahlíð offered people to come to Hótel Reykjahlíð were they could learn how to make the pattern of the Leaf bread. Its an old custom to make the Leaf bread before Christmas and some people have created their own pattern. People also had coffee and cookies and two guitar players were playing.
Candle Beggar, one of the 13 Iicelandic Yule Lads, came by and showed the others how he cuts his Leaf bread
 photo: Birkir Fanndal
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5th of december 2006
 When people walked through Grenjaðarstaður museum in Iceland, Stubby, one of the icelandic Yule Lads showed up! I guess he thought he could find something to eat!
photo: Birkir Fanndal
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3rd of december 2006
The Yule Lads went to the Nature Bath in Mývatn to have their annual Christmas bath. Many people came to the Nature bath to join them as well as looking at their new outfit
photo: Gunnar 30. january 2006
 Námaskarð is one of Mývatn´s magic. The boiling water, colorful mud and strong smell lead you to this
place so you want to know more about the magic of Mývatn.
photo:Gunnar
24. january 2006
 The truth magic of the moment catch you when you have such a scenery.
And the abstract of warm and cold give you a snow magic.
photo/copyright Birkir Fanndal
23.january 2006
 These strange and funny Lads, Bowl Licker and Spook Licker visited the Cowshed Café , Vogafjós, during the Advent.
Spoon Licker is the fourth brother of the Yule Lads to arrive to towns and Bowl Licker is the sixth one.
I am not sure if they managed to drink the milk from the cow or not!
photo/copyright: Birkir Fanndal
23.january 2006
 Welcome to the magic of Mývatn Iceland. This photo was taken one beautiful day in december. I wish we would have such a beautiful weather today, but since saturday we have had +2°C so the snow is melted down.
photo/copyright: Birkir Fanndal |
