{"id":1462,"date":"2026-10-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/christmas-new-year-iceland-festivals\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T10:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:34:09","slug":"christmas-new-year-iceland-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/tr\/christmas-new-year-iceland-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas &#038; New Year&#8217;s Eve in Iceland (Yule Lads &#038; Festivals)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iceland in December is a country run on light. The sun scrapes the horizon for four to five hours, the blue hour stretches into a national mood, and every window, lamp-post and garden string fights back against the dark. Into that darkness the Icelanders have poured some of the most distinctive Christmas traditions in Europe: thirteen mischievous Yule Lads who arrive one by one, a predatory Christmas Cat, and a national gift culture that revolves around books read by candlelight. Then, on New Year&#8217;s Eve, the whole country catches fire \u2014 literally, joyfully, with fireworks that fund volunteer rescue teams. Our team has spent several Decembers here, from storm-lashed Reykjavik streets to the glowing calm of Akureyri, and this guide assembles what we wish someone had told us: the folklore behind the season, the exact holiday calendar, and the honest logistics of visiting at the darkest, coziest, most atmospheric time of year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"itg-post-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Iceland-Travel-Guides-53.webp\" alt=\"A red Icelandic house surrounded by deep snow in December\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>A red timber house under December snow \u2014 the classic Icelandic Christmas postcard, and an ordinary sight on any winter drive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"itg-keybox\">\n<p class=\"itg-keybox__t\">Temel \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131mlar<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thirteen Yule Lads, thirteen nights:<\/strong> trollish gift-bringers arrive one per night from December 12 through December 24, ending with the Candle-Stealer on Christmas Eve.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christmas Eve (A\u00f0fangadagur) is the main event:<\/strong> family dinner, gift exchange and the national Book Flood ritual \u2014 books opened and read through the night with chocolate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Folklore runs deep:<\/strong> the Christmas Cat punishes those without new clothes, and Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur is the town most associated with hidden folk and elves.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Year&#8217;s Eve is a fireworks festival:<\/strong> community bonfires plus amateur displays on every street \u2014 fireworks are sold to raise funds for volunteer search-and-rescue teams.<\/li>\n<li><strong>December travel is special but demanding:<\/strong> 4\u20135 hours of daylight, real storm risk, magical blue-hour light and genuine aurora chances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"itg-callout itg-callout--info\">\n<p><strong>H\u0131zl\u0131 cevap:<\/strong> come for the Yule Lads, the Book Flood and the bonfires. Book accommodation well ahead, plan short daylight days with one indoor fallback each, chase the aurora on any clear night, and if you only have one unmissable evening, choose New Year&#8217;s Eve: a neighborhood bonfire followed by the city-wide fireworks after midnight is the most Icelandic night of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"itg-facts\">\n<div class=\"itg-fact\"><strong>13<\/strong><span>Yule Lads, one arriving each night from December 12 to December 24<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"itg-fact\"><strong>Dec 24<\/strong><span>A\u00f0fangadagur \u2014 Christmas Eve, the main family celebration of the season<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"itg-fact\"><strong>4\u20135 h<\/strong><span>of December daylight in Reykjavik \u2014 blue hour does the rest<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"itg-fact\"><strong>ICE-SAR<\/strong><span>the volunteer rescue teams funded by New Year&#8217;s fireworks sales<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<nav class=\"itg-toc\" aria-label=\"In this guide\">\n<p class=\"itg-toc__t\">Bu k\u0131lavuzda neler var<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#lads\">The thirteen Yule Lads<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#folklore\">The Christmas Cat and other midwinter legends<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#books\">The Christmas Book Flood<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#eve\">Christmas Eve and the holiday table<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#newyear\">New Year&#8217;s Eve: bonfires and fireworks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#december\">Visiting Iceland in December<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">SSS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h2 id=\"lads\"><span class=\"itg-ico-svg\"><svg class=\"ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M11 4l1.6 4.6L17.2 10l-4.6 1.5L11 16l-1.6-4.5L4.8 10l4.6-1.4z\"\/><path d=\"M18.5 14.5l.9 2.4 2.4.9-2.4.9-.9 2.4-.9-2.4-2.4-.9 2.4-.9z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>The thirteen Yule Lads<\/h2>\n<p>Forget the single omniscient Santa model \u2014 Iceland counts its Christmas gift-bringers in bulk and grades them on mischief. The j\u00f3lasveinar, the Yule Lads, are trollish figures who descend from the mountains one per night in the thirteen days before Christmas, arriving between December 12 and December 24. Traditionally they were petty thieves and pranksters who stole from farm households through the dark weeks; the modern version leaves small gifts in children&#8217;s shoes on windowsills, one lad per night, with the naughtiness retained as flavor rather than threat.<\/p>\n<p>Their names read like a hall of fame for minor crimes. There is <strong>Hur\u00f0askellir<\/strong>, the Door-Slammer, who wakes the house at night with his hobby. <strong>\u00dev\u00f6rusleikir<\/strong>, the Spoon-Licker, sneaks in to lick utensils clean. <strong>Bj\u00fagnakr\u00e6kir<\/strong>, the Sausage-Swiper, makes off with smoked sausages from the rafters. <strong>Gluggag\u00e6gir<\/strong>, the Window-Peeper, peers in to see what is worth stealing. <strong>Skyrg\u00e1mur<\/strong>, the Skyr-Gobbler, raids the skyr tubs. <strong>Ketkr\u00f3kur<\/strong> hooks meat with his hook, and the last lad of all, <strong>Kertasn\u00edkir<\/strong> \u2014 the Candle-Stealer \u2014 arrives on Christmas Eve itself, chasing candles to eat their tallow. Thirteen in all, each with a personality any family can name on sight.<\/p>\n<p>For travelers, the Yule Lads are everywhere in December: window displays, children&#8217;s books, town events and bakery counters. Learning to recognize two or three of them turns every Christmas-market stroll into a scavenger hunt \u2014 and gives you the story behind the sweaters and ornaments sold in every shop from here to January.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"folklore\"><span class=\"itg-ico-svg\"><svg class=\"ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M20 14.5A8.5 8.5 0 0 1 9.5 4 8.5 8.5 0 1 0 20 14.5z\"\/><path d=\"M17 5l.6 1.7L19.3 7.3l-1.7.6L17 9.6l-.6-1.7-1.7-.6 1.7-.6z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>The Christmas Cat and other midwinter legends<\/h2>\n<p>The Yule Lads come with family. Most famous is <strong>J\u00f3lak\u00f6tturinn<\/strong>, the Christmas Cat, an enormous feline of folklore said to prowl the countryside and eat anyone who received no new clothes before Christmas. The legend served a purpose: wool work had to be finished and garments distributed before the deep winter, and the Cat made procrastination a matter of survival. It is one of the great &#8220;motivational folklore&#8221; stories anywhere in the world, and it explains why a new item of clothing remains a classic Icelandic Christmas gift to this day.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the Cat, midwinter is the season of the hidden folk. <strong>Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/strong>, just south of the capital, is the town most famously associated with elves and the hulduf\u00f3lk \u2014 hidden people who live in rocks and lava fields, and with whom construction plans are still, on occasion, politely negotiated. In December the theme surfaces in walks, exhibitions and storytelling events that treat the subject with a straight face and a wink at once. Whether you are a believer or not, the elf folklore is a genuine and living part of how many Icelanders narrate their own landscape \u2014 and Christmas, the darkest season, is when it is told best.<\/p>\n<div class=\"itg-callout itg-callout--tip\">\n<p><strong>Worth knowing:<\/strong> this folklore is shared in the spirit of fun, but it is real cultural material, not a theme park script. Ask about the Yule Lads or the hidden folk and most Icelanders will happily tell you the full cast list \u2014 the stories are a national pastime, especially with children around a Christmas table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"books\"><span class=\"itg-ico-svg\"><svg class=\"ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 5.5A2 2 0 0 1 6 3.5h13.5v17H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2z\"\/><path d=\"M4 18.5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h13.5\"\/><path d=\"M8 7.5h7\"\/><\/svg><\/span>The Christmas Book Flood<\/h2>\n<p>Every late autumn, the shelves of Icelandic bookstores heave under a wave of new titles \u2014 a publishing surge so distinctive it has its own name: <strong>J\u00f3lab\u00f3kafl\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0<\/strong>, the Christmas Book Flood. Publishers hold back their biggest releases so they land in the weeks before Christmas, and the buying public responds: books become the default gift of the season, stacked in shop windows and carried home by the armful.<\/p>\n<p>The ritual peaks on Christmas Eve. After the family dinner, presents are opened, and the books among them are read the same night \u2014 traditionally with hot chocolate or the Christmas drink mix at hand, everyone curled into their own corner of the sofa, the snow falling outside a window that is dark by four in the afternoon. It is one of the most quietly beautiful national customs we have encountered anywhere: a whole country reading together through the longest night of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The Book Flood is not an isolated quirk. Iceland reads and writes at rates that astonish visitors, and the habit runs a thousand years deep \u2014 back to the sagas that remain the nation&#8217;s defining literature. Our <a href=\"\/tr\/viking-history-sagas-culture-guide\/\">Viking history &amp; sagas guide<\/a> traces that line from medieval manuscripts to the modern bestseller tables. For a traveler, the December payoff is simple: the bookshops are an attraction in themselves, and a newly bought novel is the perfect companion for a blue-hour caf\u00e9 afternoon.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"eve\"><span class=\"itg-ico-svg\"><svg class=\"ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><rect x=\"4\" y=\"5.5\" width=\"16\" height=\"15.5\" rx=\"2.5\"\/><path d=\"M4 11h16M8.5 3v4.5M15.5 3v4.5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Christmas Eve and the holiday table<\/h2>\n<p>The structure of the Icelandic holidays surprises many visitors. <strong>A\u00f0fangadagur<\/strong> \u2014 Christmas Eve, December 24 \u2014 is the main event: families gather in the afternoon and evening for the big dinner, the gift exchange and, in most households, the Book Flood reading. December 25 and 26 are both public holidays, quiet days of leftovers and visiting, and by New Year the whole country has eased into the reflective week between the two celebrations. For travelers this means the 24th itself is largely a closed-door evening: shops shut early or all day, restaurants mostly closed, cities quieting fast. Plan to be hosted, self-catering, or firmly inside a hotel that night.<\/p>\n<p>The table carries the season&#8217;s classics. <strong>Hangikj\u00f6t<\/strong> \u2014 smoked lamb, sliced thin and served warm or cold \u2014 is the Christmas centerpiece, its smoke aroma once the smell of every farmhouse chimney. <strong>Laufabrau\u00f0<\/strong>, &#8220;leaf bread&#8221;, is paper-thin fried dough cut with intricate geometric patterns, a decorative tradition many families still perform together in the days before Christmas. Alongside them come the potatoes, the sauces, and a battalion of baked goods. Our <a href=\"\/tr\/icelandic-food-drink-guide\/\">food &amp; drink guide<\/a> maps the year-round menu behind these festival dishes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"itg-post-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Iceland-Travel-Guides-55.webp\" alt=\"Akureyri under winter snow in December\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Akureyri under December snow \u2014 even in the north&#8217;s deepening dark, the windows glow warm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For visitors who want the season without the closed doors: the weeks before Christmas are the sweet spot. The Reykjavik Christmas market at Ing\u00f3lfstorg fills the city center with stalls, lights and the smell of roasted almonds; seasonal concerts and church services, including the Christmas services at Hallgr\u00edmskirkja, are announced in the city&#8217;s event listings; and every museum with a December program leans into the folkloric season. Come mid-December rather than the 24th itself, and you get the full atmosphere with everything still open.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"newyear\"><span class=\"itg-ico-svg\"><svg class=\"ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"none\" d=\"M12 2.6l2.9 5.9 6.5 1-4.7 4.6 1.1 6.5L12 17.5l-5.8 3.1 1.1-6.5L2.6 9.5l6.5-1z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>New Year&#8217;s Eve: bonfires and fireworks<\/h2>\n<p>New Year&#8217;s Eve is the most spectacular night of the Icelandic calendar, and its signature institution is entirely civic-minded. For weeks before, fireworks stands \u2014 recognizable by their search-and-rescue branding \u2014 sell fireworks to raise funds for <strong>ICE-SAR<\/strong>, the volunteer search-and-rescue teams that keep the country&#8217;s mountains, glaciers and coastlines safe all year. Icelanders buy in bulk, and on December 31 they launch the proceeds skyward: from late evening onward, amateur rockets rise from every neighborhood, building to a full-city barrage around midnight that has no parallel we have seen anywhere in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The evening starts calmer than it ends. Communities light bonfires \u2014 neighborhoods gather around the flames at dusk, often with singing, in a tradition that predates the fireworks era \u2014 and the burn lasts until the sky above gets busy. Many attendees then migrate to the big public celebrations downtown; others climb any hill with a view and watch the whole capital detonate in color at once. On a clear night, the aurora occasionally joins the show over the bay, stacking green ribbons above the fireworks haze.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"itg-post-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Iceland-Travel-Guides-6.webp\" alt=\"Aurora over Reykjavik city lights and water\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>The Reykjavik sky on a clear winter night \u2014 aurora over the city, a frequent bonus guest at New Year&#8217;s once the smoke clears.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"itg-callout itg-callout--xp\">\n<p><strong>From real trips:<\/strong> the bonfire is the part visitors skip and shouldn&#8217;t. Standing around a communal fire at dusk, snow squeaking underfoot, strangers offering sparklers and singing badly in harmony, is the actual Icelandic New Year \u2014 the fireworks after midnight are the encore. Dress for standing still in the cold, and walk: streets near the fires close to cars and fill with families toting fireworks crates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two practical notes. First, public transport thins out on the night, so choose accommodation you can walk home from. Second, respect the tradition&#8217;s purpose: the fireworks are a charity engine, and the volunteer crews who sell them are the same ones who will rescue you on your glacier hike next summer.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"december\"><span class=\"itg-ico-svg\"><svg class=\"ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 3v18M4.2 7.5l15.6 9M19.8 7.5l-15.6 9\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Visiting Iceland in December<\/h2>\n<p>The honest logistics: December gives you roughly four to five hours of usable daylight in the southwest, and storms can close roads and ground plans with little notice. The reward package is equally real \u2014 deep-blue twilight that photographers call the blue hour stretched across entire working days, snow-draped landscapes, the coziest caf\u00e9 culture on the island, and a genuine aurora season overhead. The northern lights run roughly September through March with peaks around the equinoxes, and December&#8217;s long dark nights mean any clear evening is a chance \u2014 the forecast routine is covered in the season guides linked below.<\/p>\n<p>Practical habits for a December trip: keep driving days short and flexible, check road conditions and weather every morning on road.is and en.vedur.is before leaving, and build an indoor fallback \u2014 a museum, a pool, a long lunch \u2014 into every day so a storm never wastes one. The full winter playbook, from ice caves to packing lists, lives in our <a href=\"\/tr\/iceland-winter-travel-guide\/\">winter travel guide<\/a>. If your dates flex, the first half of December delivers the markets and Yule Lads with thinner crowds than the holiday week itself.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<details class=\"itg-faq\">\n<summary>When do the Yule Lads arrive and what do they do?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"itg-faq__a\">\n<p>They arrive one per night from December 12 through December 24 \u2014 thirteen in all, ending with Kertasn\u00edkir, the Candle-Stealer, on Christmas Eve. Historically small-time thieves of food and household goods, the modern Yule Lads leave small gifts in children&#8217;s shoes placed on windowsills, one lad one night at a time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"itg-faq\">\n<summary>What is the Christmas Book Flood?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"itg-faq__a\">\n<p>J\u00f3lab\u00f3kafl\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 \u2014 the annual wave of new book releases published ahead of Christmas and exchanged as the default gift of the season. On Christmas Eve, families open presents and then read the new books through the night, traditionally accompanied by chocolate. It is a living extension of Iceland&#8217;s thousand-year literary tradition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"itg-faq\">\n<summary>Is New Year&#8217;s Eve in Reykjavik worth it for travelers?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"itg-faq__a\">\n<p>If you like fireworks, it is unmatched: the city becomes a distributed fireworks show funded by ICE-SAR charity sales, with community bonfires at dusk to open the evening. Book accommodation central enough to walk, expect thin transport, and be ready for a night that runs loud well past midnight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"itg-faq\">\n<summary>Can I see the northern lights at Christmas?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"itg-faq__a\">\n<p>Yes \u2014 December sits inside the September-to-March aurora season, and the long dark nights are ideal. Success depends on clear skies more than anything else: check the forecast on en.vedur.is, get away from city lights, and treat any clear evening as a chance. Fireworks haze on the 31st itself can dim the show locally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"itg-faq\">\n<summary>What&#8217;s open in Iceland on December 24-26?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"itg-faq__a\">\n<p>Very little. Christmas Eve is the main family celebration, and the 24th through 26th are holidays with shops and most restaurants closed. Plan hotel dining, self-catering or hosted evenings for those dates, and schedule your sightseeing and market visits for the weeks before Christmas instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"itg-cta-inline\">\n<p class=\"itg-cta-inline__t\">Build your December plan<\/p>\n<p>The northern lights are the season&#8217;s second show \u2014 our aurora guide and winter playbook cover the forecast routine and the storm-proof itinerary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"itg-cta-inline__btns\"><a class=\"itg-btn itg-btn--accent\" href=\"\/tr\/kuzey-isiklari-aurora-borealisi-kovaliyor\/\">Aurora chasing guide<\/a><a class=\"itg-btn itg-btn--ghost\" href=\"\/tr\/iceland-winter-travel-guide\/\">Winter travel guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Keep exploring the season: the <a href=\"\/tr\/aurora-reykjavik-icelands-northern-lights-center\/\">Reykjavik aurora guide<\/a> covers the city&#8217;s best dark-sky corners, the <a href=\"\/tr\/iceland-winter-travel-guide\/\">complete winter guide<\/a> turns the dark weeks into a working itinerary, and the <a href=\"\/tr\/akureyri-iceland-a-complete-visitors-guide-to-the-capital-of-the-north\/\">Akureyri guide<\/a> shows how the north celebrates under deeper snow. Field notes from our own December trips live on the <a href=\"\/tr\/blog\/\">blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"itg-sources\">\n<p class=\"itg-sources__t\">Sources &amp; official references<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Icelandic Christmas folklore: the thirteen Yule Lads (j\u00f3lasveinar), J\u00f3lak\u00f6tturinn and J\u00f3lab\u00f3kafl\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0, as documented in national folklore collections and museum materials.<\/li>\n<li>New Year&#8217;s Eve traditions: community bonfires and fireworks sales funding volunteer search-and-rescue operations (ICE-SAR), per the rescue associations&#8217; own public information.<\/li>\n<li>Seasonal conditions: December daylight and storm patterns per en.vedur.is (Icelandic Meteorological Office) and road.is (checked 2026).<\/li>\n<li>Trip.com Iceland destination guide (checked 2026): winter festivals, seasonal events and December travel tips.<\/li>\n<li>Editorial visits across Decembers 2023\u20132025 by the Iceland Travel Guides team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirteen Yule Lads, a Christmas Cat, the Book Flood on Christmas Eve and bonfires plus search-and-rescue fireworks on New Year&#8217;s Eve \u2014 the full December guide: folklore, festivals, food and honest winter logistics.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seasons-sky"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icelandtravelguides.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}