Best of RAR: Jolabokaflod
Read-Aloud Revival ®
Sarah Mackenzie
4.9 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
What if I told you there’s an Icelandic Christmas tradition where the whole point is to spend an evening sitting around, sipping hot cocoa, and reading books?
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Today, we’re talking about Jolabokaflod, which loosely translates to “Yule Book Flood,” how it started, and how you can bring the magic of this bookish tradition into your home this Christmas.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Where the Icelandic Yule Book Flood first began
- How Jolabokaflod is an invitation to slow down and connect with each other during the busy Christmas season
- The only three things you need for your Jolabokaflod, plus tips from RAR members on how they celebrate
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Find the rest of the show notes at: readaloudrevival.com/icelandic-christmas
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| 0:00.0 | Most of us have too much on our plates before the busy holiday season begins, right? |
| 0:08.2 | And then December hits, and we feel behind on, well, sort of everything. |
| 0:12.6 | But for homeschoolers, especially for Christian homeschoolers, December should be the best month of our entire year. |
| 0:21.0 | That's what Christmas School is for. |
| 0:23.9 | Christmas School is a whole family curriculum from Read Aloud Revival |
| 0:27.3 | that helps your family slow down, savor the season, and wait in joyful hope. |
| 0:33.2 | Join thousands of families and replace your normal curriculum with a month of Christmas school to make December a different kind of learning in your year. |
| 0:41.7 | A better one. |
| 0:42.8 | Text the word Christmas to the number 33777 or head to read aloud revival.com slash Christmas school to join us. |
| 1:07.5 | What if I told you that there is an Icelandic Christmas tradition that means you would get to spend an entire day or an entire evening reading books and sipping hot cocoa. |
| 1:14.7 | And that's what you're supposed to be doing. |
| 1:23.8 | Hello, everybody. Do I have a treat for you? |
| 1:26.6 | This is The Read Aloud Revival, the show that helps you make meaningful and lasting connections with your kids through books. And I'm your host, Sarah McKenzie. In this episode, we're talking about how to Yola Bocoflod. And you do not want to miss this. Heads up, this is not just an audio podcast, it's also a video. |
| 1:47.6 | So go to read aloudrevival.com slash video to subscribe to the channel or watch this episode |
| 1:53.1 | on YouTube. |
| 1:54.9 | What is Yola Bocoflod? |
| 1:57.0 | And why on earth are we talking about it? |
| 1:59.9 | Yola Bocoflod can be translated as Christmas book flood or |
| 2:05.1 | Yule book flood. This is an Icelandic tradition where you gift members of your family with new books |
| 2:12.4 | and then you drink hot chocolate and basically spend the whole of Christmas Eve reading those books. |
| 2:20.0 | So basically, it's a Christmas evening set aside for reading in chocolate. |
| 2:24.6 | If I didn't get your attention before, I've got it now. |
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