At the beginning of January, Icelanders often come together to take part in a certain event.
On January 6 every year, Icelanders celebrate the so-called thirteenth or day thirteenth. It is the day when Icelanders say goodbye to Christmas which has been for 13 days or 24 December to 6 January and the last yule lads go home to the mountain. Then people celebrate the thirteenth with parties, bonfires and fireworks displays. Also some various creatures like yule lads, elves and other trolls come to the bonfires to entertain people and have fun.
In the Icelandic folklore it is pretty much the same things that happens on this night and on New Year’s Eve and the night.
January 6 is in many ways a significant day historically and there is a great story behind it, and it is also a very old big holiday day Then is January 6 was also considered in the old days to be the birthday of Jesus Christ before it was moved to December 25.
