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Today, December 22, 2022, legendary Professor, Arctic Explorer, Artist and much more Jean Malaurie celebrates his 100th birthday!
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December 22
Gáttaþefur (Doorway-Sniffer) is the eleventh Yule Lad who comes to town on the night before the 22nd of December and departs for home on the 4th of January. Doorway-Sniffer was known to have an extremely long, large nose and an amazing sense of smell he usually used to seek out the Icelandic traditional leaf bred (Laufabrauð).
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December 21
Gluggagægir (Window-Peeper) is the tenth Yule Lad who comes to town on the night before the 21st of December and departs for home on the 3rd of January. Window-Peeper was known for being probably the creepiest one, he would peek inside people’s windows to see if there was anything to steal.
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December 20
Bjúgnakrækir (Sausage-Swiper) is the ninth Yule Lad who comes to town on the night before the 20th of December and departs for home on the 2nd of January. Sausage-Swiper was known to hide in the rafters and snatch sausages that were being smoked.
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The seminar, 75 years of French and German Arctic Research - On the occasion of the 100th birthday of legendary professor Jean Malaurie held in Berlin on Monday, December 12 th 2022 is now available online - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1qg50QPznM