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e. The culture of Iceland is largely characterized by its literary heritage that began during the 12th century but also traditional arts such as weaving, silversmithing, and wood carving. The Reykjavík area hosts several professional theaters, art galleries, bookstores, cinemas and museums. There are four active folk dance ensembles in Iceland.
Registered partnerships ( Icelandic: staðfest samvist, pronounced [ˈstaːðfɛst ˈsaːmvɪst]) for same-sex couples were introduced in Iceland in 1996. The law was adopted by the Althing on 4 June by a vote of 44–1 and entered into force on 27 June 1996. [4] [5] [6] This legislation was repealed with the passing of the gender-neutral ...
Internet TLD. .fo. The Faroe or Faeroe Islands ( / ˈfɛəroʊ / FAIR-oh ), or simply the Faroes ( Faroese: Føroyar, pronounced [ˈfœɹjaɹ] ⓘ; Danish: Færøerne [ˈfeɐ̯ˌøˀɐnə] ), are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. The official language of the country is Faroese ...
In Icelandic. Many names have been used to refer to Iceland in the Icelandic language. These names include colloquial, formal, and poetic forms: Eylenda [ˈeiːˌlɛnta], fem. – island, that is to say Iceland [citation needed] Stephan G. Stephansson Fjarst í eilífðar útsæ vakir eylendan þín. Far in the eternal yonder sea your island wakes.
Iceland spar, formerly called Iceland crystal (Icelandic: silfurberg [ˈsɪlvʏrˌpɛrk], lit. ' silver-rock ' ) and also called optical calcite , is a transparent variety of calcite , or crystallized calcium carbonate , originally brought from Iceland , and used in demonstrating the polarization of light .
Skyr ( / ˈskɪər / SKEER; Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈscɪːr̥]) is a traditional Icelandic cultured dairy product. It has the consistency of strained yogurt, but a milder flavor. Skyr can be classified as a fresh sour milk cheese, similar to curd cheese consumed like a yogurt in the Baltic states, the Low Countries and Germany. [1]
Finnish ( endonym: suomi [ˈsuo̯mi] ⓘ or suomen kieli [ˈsuo̯meŋ ˈkie̯li]) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland, alongside Swedish.
