Experience an Icelandic Christmas with the family at Hraunsnef. in the beutiful winter nature with the northen lights, hot tubs, and an warm and cozy environment
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Aðfangadagur 24.12.2011
This day we celebrate Christmas, it begins with preparations, where the big holiday feast is prepared.
At 18:00 the church bells ring in Christmas and people dress up and sit down to enjoy the holiday meal and each other’s company. After dinner it is a ritual for most Icelandic homes to do the dishes and clean up after dinner and then its time to sit down and enjoy some coffee and/or hot chocolate, and open the presents.
In Hraunsnef we offer a Christmas dinner buffed, with turkey, ham, smoked trout and a variation of goods to go with the different types of meat and fish. For desert we have “sherry fromage” with one almond – the one that gets the almond gets the almond present. The one that gets the almond can not tell anyone until all the desert is all gone then everyone will try to guess who got the almond. After dinner the guests will join the family by the Christmas tree get some good coffee or hot chocolate.
Everyone gets a present form under the tree
Jóladagur 25.12.2011
This day Icelandic people usually just relax at home, some families’ use this day for a holiday gathering where families get together and talk about the old times. On this day we eat hangikjöt and uppstúf, which is an Icelandic traditional food.
All day we have hot chocolate, coffee, Christmas cakes and cookies on the table for every one to enjoy. Dinner starts at 17:00 with the traditional hangikjöt with uppstúf. Also some turkey, a seafood soup, bread (“flatkökur”&“laufabrauð”) salads and for desert is an home maid ice-cream cake with berries and chocolate.
you can make your own picnic lunch to bring with you on a day tour - the staff will help you to point out nice waterfalls, a volcano, a hot spring and other beautiful things in our near by nature.
A small walk in the nature and a nice relaxing dip in the out door hot tub is ideal on a different Christmas day far away from home!
Annar í jólum 26.12.2011
A good breakfast is a good way to start of the day.
We highly recommend this 2 day experience for guest that want to enjoy an real Icelandic Christmas.
We offer this 2 day Christmas experience with accommodation, all food in clouded from dinner on the 24th - breakfast on the 26th for 55.500,- iskr per person in a double room with private facilities.
From noon on the 24th of December til noon on the 26th of December is everything closed in Iceland, only hotels and hotel restaurants are open. All shops and gas stations are closed. This is the most holy time of the year in Iceland.
Brynja, Jóhann & family
Hraunsnef Country hotel
