What are the customs in Iceland?

1, wear thermal underwear and outdoor clothes.

Because the temperature in Iceland is always very low, and it rarely exceeds 15 degrees Celsius in summer, people here, from old people to children, wear thermal underwear, knitted gloves and coats. In order to avoid wearing too neutral clothes, you can wear colorful underwear and T-shirts with fashion signs. When wandering in the street, you should wear a local traditional Icelandic sweater.

2. Chatting in geothermal hot springs

In a country with such frequent volcanic activity, it is not difficult to find all kinds of geothermal hot springs, even in Reykjavik. Locals usually soak in hot springs for a while, and then start chatting leisurely in the bath.

Step 3 taste delicious beer

It was illegal for Icelanders to drink beer before 1989. The ban was implemented from 19 15, but the ban on other alcoholic beverages was gradually lifted except for high-concentration beer.

To celebrate the lifting of the ban, many local residents designated March 1 day as Oktoberfest. On this day, bars in Reykjavik and other places will be open until 4 am. Gull and Viking are the two most common local beers in Iceland.

Extended data:

The ancestors of Icelanders were immigrants from western Norway from the 9th century to10th century. Because Iceland is far away from the European continent, Icelandic has always maintained the characteristics of the western dialect of old Norwegian, and its vocabulary is rarely influenced by foreign words.

Some linguists call it one of the "most conservative" languages in Europe. Icelandic once absorbed the words of Danish, Celtic, Latin and Romance, but after19th century, due to the development of pure language movement, these loanwords have given way to Icelandic.

Scientific and engineering terms are also made up of Icelandic elements. Grammatical changes in case, nominal differences, personal changes at the end of verbs, and syllable combinations, especially the combination of the first syllable, all retain the characteristics of old Scandinavian. Modern Icelanders can still read the ancient Icelandic epic written 1000 years ago.

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