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December 15
Þvörusleikir (Spoon-Licker) is the fourth Yule Lad who comes to town on the night before the 15th of December and departs for home on the 28th of December. Spoon-Licker was known for being tall, thin, and for stealing þvörur (long wooden spoons) to lick them, hoping to taste something sweet.
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December 14
Stúfur (Stubby) is the third Yule lad who comes to town on the night before the 14th of December and departs for home on the 27th of December. Stubby was known for being unusually short and for stealing pans so he could eat the crust left on them.
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The journal Advances in Polar Science (APS) published the third issue of 2022 (Vol.33, No.3) in October, and can be downloaded for free from the website:https://aps.chinare.org.cn/EN/current
Read more: Advances in Polar Science Issue 33 no. 3 online for free
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December 13
Giljagaur (Gully Gawk) is the second Yule Lad who comes to town on the night before the 13th of December and departs for home on the 26th of December. Gully Gawk was known to hide in gullies waiting for an opportunity to sneak into cowshed and steal the froth of the milk buckets.
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It is that time of the year again. Christmas is approaching and that means the Yule lads are again on the prowl!
Our last year's coverage of their adventures and habits has received great attention. Thus, we decidedthat the Arctic Portal should honour them again with media coverage.
Read more: Jólasveinar - the Icelandic Yule lads (Santa clauses)!