Every Christmas Eve, the Icelandic people practise something called ‘jolabokaflod,’ which translates to ‘Christmas book flood. ‘ Jolabokaflod involves giving books as presents on Christmas Eve, so that friends and family can spend the cozy night in curled up with a good story. This is what we have done for much of today as Christmas Eve was just too busy for one reason or another. This is my book, Diana Gabaldon’s “Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone”. Isn’t it beautiful ? – and I am enjoying the story too. .
Jolabokaflod
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Dec
Sandra
December 30, 2021 at 1:15 pm
What a lovely custom! I’m very jealous of your book, Sally. I’m waiting for the paperback version and trying not to re-read the previous books in the series while I’m waiting!
utesmile
December 30, 2021 at 10:25 am
It is a great custom, I really love it!
Helen
December 29, 2021 at 7:28 pm
What a lovely custom. I remember my mother giving me a copy of Lord of the Rings as a New Year present and that was the last they saw of me for three days!
mybeautfulthings
December 29, 2021 at 9:59 pm
I love that! I also got listen books as a child (and still do) and expect to be lost in my new one for a few days or more – it has 902 pages! 🙂
commonprose
December 31, 2021 at 4:55 pm
That should keep you busy till garden season comes around again!
mybeautfulthings
January 2, 2022 at 6:01 pm
It’s keeping me happily occupied. 🙂