Every night from December 12 until Christmas Eve, one Yule Lad will come to town and leave little gifts for well-behaved children who have placed a shoe on the window sill. Naughty ones will, however, wake up to find a potato in theirs.The thirteen brothers all have very descriptive names reflecting either their nature or the prank they play.
December 18: Hurðaskellir means Door Slammer. As the name suggests, this Yule Lad likes nothing better than to slam doors at night time.
Every night from December 12 until Christmas Eve, one Yule Lad will come to town and leave little gifts for well-behaved children who have placed a shoe on the window sill. Naughty ones will, however, wake up to find a potato in theirs.The thirteen brothers all have very descriptive names reflecting either their nature or the prank they play.
December 18: Hurðaskellir means Door Slammer. As the name suggests, this Yule Lad likes nothing better than to slam doors at night time.
