Tonight Pottaskefill, the 5th Yule Lad comes to town This is a 15-day Icelandic Christmas series. To hear about the other Yule Lads that have already arrived and an overview of this Icelandic Christmas series, check out Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 and Day 5.
Below is the Icelandic and English version of the poem about Pottaskefill by Jóhannes úr Kötlum.
Icelandic version of the Poem about Pottaskefill
Sá fimmti Pottaskefill,
var skrítið kuldastrá.
-Þegar börnin fengu skófir
hann barði dyrnar á.
Þau ruku’upp, til að gá að
hvort gestur væri á ferð.
Þá flýtti’ ann sér að pottinum
og fékk sér góðan verð.
English version of the Poem about Pottaskefill
Pot Scraper, the fifth one,
was a funny sort of chap.
When kids were given scrapings,
he’d come to the door and tap.
And they would rush to see
if there really was a guest.
Then he hurried to the pot
and had a scraping fest.
Icelandic Christmas Tradition
Special Christmas beers from breweries in the country. You are only allowed to buy them starting in November and the sale stops when the holiday season is over or if the batch sells out. This year there is a beer being made with the taste of red pickled cabbage and green peas, two staple dishes for Icelandic Christmas dinner.
