Man's Day and Woman's Day (Iceland)
Man's Day and Woman's Day are traditional celebration days in Iceland, which were traditionally determined according to the old Icelandic calendar.
Man's Day
Man's Day fell on the first day in the month of Þorri according to the old Icelandic calendar. Man's Day was traditionally dedicated to the master of the house or farm, who was most often a working farmer. Bóndadagur in Icelandic means "Farmer’s day", and an early reference to it was made in 1864 by Jón Árnason in his book Þjóðsögur. According to Árnason, the master of the house should arise on the celebration day, put only one leg of his trousers and underwear on, and hop around outside calling men on neighboring farms to attend a feast to welcome the month of Þorri.The first commercial advertisements referencing Man's Day's appeared in the 1970s. In contemporary Icelandic culture, women commemorate Man's Day by giving their men special attention or a small gift. In many Icelandic homes, it is traditional for women to cook the Icelandic smoked lamb called hangikjöt.