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Þorrablót
An Icelandic midwinter feast of preserved traditional foods, with songs and brennivín.
When is Þorrablót in 2027?
Þorrablót 2027 is on Friday, 22 January 2027. Other years: 2028, Friday, 21 January 2028.
About Þorrablót
Þorrablót is a midwinter feast held in Iceland in the month of Þorri, which starts on the Friday between 19 and 25 January and lasts about four weeks. It takes its name from Þorri, a personification of winter in old Norse tradition, and was revived in the 1950s. Communities, clubs and families hold gatherings at which they eat þorramatur, traditional foods preserved by older methods, in a wooden trough: hákarl, fermented shark, hrútspungar, ram's testicles, svið, singed sheep's head, sour blood pudding, smoked lamb, rye bread, and dried fish with butter. Brennivín, a caraway-flavoured spirit, is drunk. There are speeches, singing and dancing. Many foreign guests are invited to try the dishes. The foods were once a way of preserving food through the winter.
Þorrablót dates: 2027, 2028
| Year | Þorrablót date |
|---|---|
| 2027 | Friday, 22 January 2027 |
| 2028 | Friday, 21 January 2028 |
What is eaten
- hakarl
- svid
- rye bread
- smoked lamb
- brennivin
Also part of it, and being written: Hákarl (The fermented shark.), Brennivín (The Icelandic spirit.), Þorri (The month of the feast.).
Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Þorrablót" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.