Day 6 – The 5th Icelandic Yule Lad (Pottaskefill) comes to Town

Tonight Pottaskefill, the 5th Yule Lad comes to town This is a 15-day Icelandic Christmas series. To hear about the  other Yule Lads that have already arrived and an overview of this Icelandic Christmas series, check out Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 and Day 5. Below is the Icelandic and English version of the poem about Pottaskefill by Jóhannes úr Kötlum. Icelandic version of the Poem about Pottaskefill Sá fimmti Pottaskefill, var skrítið kuldastrá. -Þegar börnin fengu skófir hann barði dyrnar á. Þau ruku’upp, til að gá að hvort gestur væri á ferð. Þá flýtti’ ann sér að pottinum og fékk sér góðan verð. English version of the Poem about Pottaskefill Pot Scraper, the fifth one, was a funny sort of chap. When kids were given scrapings, he’d come to the door and tap. And they would rush to see if there really was a guest. Then he hurried to the pot and had a scraping fest. Icelandic Christmas Tradition Special Christmas beers from breweries in the country. You are only allowed to buy them starting in November and the sale stops when the holiday season is over or if the batch sells out. This year there is a beer being made with the taste of red pickled cabbage and green peas, two staple dishes for Icelandic Christmas dinner. Share this post Share on facebook Facebook Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on twitter Twitter