- Thorláksmessa
Thorláksmessa (also known as "Þórlaksmessadagur" or "The Mass of St. Thorlákur") is an
Iceland ic holiday celebrated onDecember 23 . Icelanders eat rottenskate and potatoes on this day, and buyChristmas presents. The odor of rotten skate is quite strong.Thorláksmessa is a celebration in honor of Thorlákur Thórhallsson, who was appointed as the patron saint of Iceland in 1985, centuries after his death on December 23, 1193.
External links
* http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/food/2008/03/thorrablot.html#comment-1016038
* http://expatmamma.blogspot.com/2004/12/national-delicacies_23.html
* http://icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=253051
* http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=250838
* http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=295367
* http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=297135
* http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2007/12/03/thorlaksmessa/
* http://jol.ismennt.is/english/thorlaksmessa-joe.htm
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