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Daily Pic (Reykjavik, Iceland)

December 13, 2018 by GµårÐïåñ
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Iceland awaits the Yule Lads

If you’re spending the holidays here in Reykjavik, be sure to keep an eye out for Sausage-Swiper, Window-Peeper, and Door-Slammer. They’re three of the Yule Lads, a group of 13 mischievous pranksters who—according to local folklore—visit homes one by one to leave rewards or punishments for children on each of the 13 days leading up to Christmas. Tonight, the Gully Gawk is scheduled for a visitation, waiting for an opportunity to sneak into the cowshed and steal milk. Modern versions of the lads sometimes portray them in a benevolent light, even dressed like Santa Claus, but other stories are dark. The lads are said to be the sons of Gryla, a mountain troll with an appetite for mischievous children. Let’s hope we’re on the nice list this year.

Daily Pic 12/13/17

© Iain Masterton/age fotostock

Freudenberg, Germany



Posted in: Photos Tagged: Christmas, daily pic, Door-Slammer, folklore, Gryla, Gully Gawk, Iceland, Reykjavik, Sausage-Swiper, Window-Peeper, Yule Lads

Daily Pic 09/21/18 (International Day of Peace)

September 21, 2018 by GµårÐïåñ
Arctic Images/Alamy

A tower of light

Today is the International Day of Peace, an annual observance created by the United Nations and first celebrated in 1982. To recognize this noble effort, we bring you to Viðey Island, just north of Iceland’s capital of Reykjavik. The island is home to the Imagine Peace Tower, a ring of lights and mirrors that beams up nearly 2.5 miles into the night sky. It was created by Yoko Ono as an extension of the peace campaign started by the artist and her late husband, John Lennon. The base features the phrase ‘Imagine Peace’ in 24 different languages. When speaking of today’s observance, the UN defines ‘peace’ in the broadest terms–ceasefires and truces, however temporary, are all lauded as efforts to create a world free of violence.

Daily Pic 09/21/17

© Frank Chmura/age fotostock

Procida Island in the Gulf of Naples, Italy



Posted in: Photos Tagged: daily pic, Imagine Peace Tower, International Day of Peace, Reykjavik, United Nations, Viðey Island

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