We all create traditions in our families for the
holidays. My daughters and I get together with my mom and roll out, cut
out, and bake Christmas cookies. My husband and I cruise the area and marvel at
Christmas lights. We gather together to open presents, share food, and
celebrate Jesus' birth. I never miss the children's Christmas pageant.
I've always been curious about Christmas traditions
in other countries; or even in different regions of America.
Have you heard about a cool custom in Iceland?
As a book lover, I adore this Jólabókaflóð—"the Christmas book flood." Icelander's open their gifts on Christmas
Eve and one of the wrapped gifts is always a book. Once the clutter is cleared, the
receiver of the gift takes their new shiny book, wraps up in a cozy blanket and cracks it open to read the
night away. What a glorious tradition. Meaningful because the giver took the
time to choose the perfect book. Relaxing as they read well into the night.
We read about Jesus birth from the Bible each Christmas and Holiday stories
from Mary Engelbreit's Believe: A
Christmas Story.
How can you incorporate book giving into your Christmas?
- Add a book to your gift list.
- Share a favorite book with a loved one.
- Celebrate the joy of the printed word.
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