Þrettándinn

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Þrettándinn, also known as Twelfth Night, is an Icelandic holiday celebrated on January 6. It is the last day of Christmas, and is celebrated with elf bonfires and elf dances.[1] On this day, families get together, have dinner and light fireworks.[2]

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  1. ↑ "Of Time and Tide". Virtually Virtual Iceland. Retrieved 2010-12-19. 
  2. ↑ "Christmas in Iceland". Embassy of Iceland. Retrieved 2010-12-31. 


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