The Yule lads are at it again!

It is again that time of the year! Christmas/Yule is coming and the snow helps create just the right atmosphere. Yule is one of the biggest events in Iceland, although maybe it is very different from what you might expect. In Iceland, Yule has still a lot to do with old pre-Christian tradition. Of course, even despite the crisis, people like to go shopping like crazy at Ikea and embark on gargantuan eating marathons, but they also like to observe the old traditions, even if these might be are a bit scary... And what can be older and scarier than those crazy Christmas-ish trolls that are the 13 Icelandic Santas, also known as the Yule Lads? =)

( There are actually 13 Santas! )