Þrettándag

The 13th day of Christmas, traditionally a festive day in Vestmannaeyjar. A torch-lit parade of fascinating creatures: The ancient Icelandic ogress Grýla and her less than lovely husband and sons, as well as elfs, fairies, demons and trolls join the locals at a huge bonfire and splendid fireworks.
This is a very nice tradition on Heimaey. At 18h the 13 Yulelads come down from the mountain with torches followed by trolls and elves. There is a parade to the main square where a huge fire is lit and all the children are dancing around and everyone from the village is found there. Fireworks and music - a nice tradition!