With 13 different Yule Lads it is unavoidable that some are more popular than the others. It is perhaps not a big surprise that the last of the 13 Yule Lads to come down from the mountains, Kertasníkir, is the most popular: The arrival of Candle Begger marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays.
This is the third year running that the market research company MMR finds that the 13th Yule Lad is most popular. 29% of Icelanders name him their favorite Yule Lad. The second most popular Yule Lad is Stúfur, or Stubby, with 25% naming Stubby as their favorite Yule Lad. The third most popular Yule Lad is Door Slammer: 13% of Icelanders name him as their favorite Yule Lad.
The poll found significant differences when it came to women's and men's ranking of the Yule Lads: Candle Begger is particularly popular among women, 39% of women name him as their favorite, compared to just 19% of men. Stubby is the most popular Yule Lad among the male population, 27% of men naming him as their favorite.
Women and men appear most divided on Sausage Swiper who enjoys significant popularity among men, as 9% of men name him as their favorite Yule Lad, compared to just 1% of women.
Starting on the 12 December, the thirteen Icelandic Yule lads leave their mountain dwellings one by one. The lads leave little gifts for well-behaved children who have placed a shoe on the window sill.
Kertasníkir, the most popular santa, was known to follow children around in order to steal their candles, which in the olden days were made from tallow and therefore edible.
With 13 different Yule Lads it is unavoidable that some are more popular than the others. It is perhaps not a big surprise that the last of the 13 Yule Lads to come down from the mountains, Kertasníkir, is the most popular: The arrival of Candle Begger marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays.
This is the third year running that the market research company MMR finds that the 13th Yule Lad is most popular. 29% of Icelanders name him their favorite Yule Lad. The second most popular Yule Lad is Stúfur, or Stubby, with 25% naming Stubby as their favorite Yule Lad. The third most popular Yule Lad is Door Slammer: 13% of Icelanders name him as their favorite Yule Lad.
The poll found significant differences when it came to women's and men's ranking of the Yule Lads: Candle Begger is particularly popular among women, 39% of women name him as their favorite, compared to just 19% of men. Stubby is the most popular Yule Lad among the male population, 27% of men naming him as their favorite.
Women and men appear most divided on Sausage Swiper who enjoys significant popularity among men, as 9% of men name him as their favorite Yule Lad, compared to just 1% of women.
Starting on the 12 December, the thirteen Icelandic Yule lads leave their mountain dwellings one by one. The lads leave little gifts for well-behaved children who have placed a shoe on the window sill.
Kertasníkir, the most popular santa, was known to follow children around in order to steal their candles, which in the olden days were made from tallow and therefore edible.
