First Day of Summer - 22 April

Summer starts early in the old Icelandic calendar. The end of long winter nights is celebrated with gift-giving, parades, street entertainment, and sporting events. The Thursday that falls within April 19 to April 25. The magnificence of the midnight sun in Iceland is countered by the bleakness of midwinter. To mark its reappearance early in the season, the First Day of Summer is celebrated across Iceland.

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