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Today is the first day of the Old Icelandic month of Harpa. It is Sumardagurinn fyrsti, the first day of summer, in Iceland. 🕶🏝 It is the start of the six month summer season. ☀️

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Today is the first day of the Old Icelandic month of Sólmánuður. Literally Sun Month, this occurs right around the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.

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Tonight, we celebrate Jónsmessa, or Midsummer Night, where cows can talk 🐮🗯, seals become human 🌊🤷🏼, and we roll naked in the dew-covered grass 🍑🌱.

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Today is the first day of the Old Icelandic month of Tvímánuður. It translates to “two-month”, reminding us there are only two months before the start of winter. ❄️❄️

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Today is the first day of the Old Icelandic month of Gormánuður. It signals the start of six months of winter. ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ To celebrate, today is also Kjötsúpudagurinn, or meat soup day 🍖🥣.

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Today is the first day of the Old Icelandic month of Sumarauki. This is the leap month to reconcile the Icelandic and Gregorian calendars. This month of either 4 or 11 days long to keep all the months starting on the same day each year.

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Today is Fullveldisdagurinn 👋🏻🇩🇰. On the 1st of December 1918, Icelandic and Danish authorities recognized Iceland as a fully sovereign state.