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Man's Day and Woman's Day are traditional celebration days in
Man's Day and Woman's Day are traditional celebration days in Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
, which were traditionally determined according to the old Icelandic calendar.
Man's Day
Man's Day () fell on the first day in the month of Þorri according to the old Icelandic calendar. Man's Day was traditionally dedicated to the master of the house or farm, who was most often a working farmer. Bóndadagur in Icelandic means "Farmer’s day", and an early (generally considered humorous) reference to it was made in 1864 by Jón Árnason in his book Þjóðsögur (Folk Tales). According to Árnason, the master of the house should arise on the celebration day, put only one leg of his trousers and underwear on, and hop around outside calling men on neighboring farms to attend a feast to welcome the month of Þorri. The first commercial advertisements referencing Man's Day's appeared in the 1970s. In contemporary Icelandic culture, women commemorate Man's Day by giving their men special attention or a small gift. In many Icelandic homes, it is traditional for women to cook the Icelandic smoked lamb called hangikjöt.Woman's Day
Woman's Day () falls on the first day of Góa according to the old Icelandic calendar. Woman's Day was traditionally dedicated to the lady of the house or farm (the wife). The first references to it were made by Ingibjörg Schulesen, a sheriff's wife inHúsavík
Húsavík () is a town in Norðurþing municipality on the northeast coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay with 2,485 inhabitants. The most famous landmark of the town is the wooden church Húsavíkurkirkja, built in 1907. Húsav� ...
in the period between 1841 and 1861.Björnsson, Á. „Hver er uppruni og saga konudagsins?“. Vísindavefurinn 25.2.2008. http://visindavefur.is/?id=7101. (Retrieved 7.2.2013). Today, men commemorate Woman's Day by giving flowers or gifts to significant women in their lives (roughly equivalent to Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a Christian martyrs, martyr named Saint Valentine, Valentine, and ...
in other countries).
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