It is Christmas Eve which means I’ll be celebrating with family today which includes homemaking pierogies and having meatless delights like clam chowder and mushroom soup, dill galumpkis, and of fish. Then after mass in the evening we’ll return to our house before we turn in for the night, awaiting Santa Claus. What I’m hoping for before we turn in, is a little bit of uninterrupted reading time with some chocolates which is exactly was Icelanders do for their annual book flood that most Americans know about by now.

Months before Christmas Eve a catalog goes out for Icelanders to pick and purchase books for one another that are exchanged on Christmas Eve before they retire for the night to snack on chocolates and read. For the book lovers, this is a dream though sometimes unattainable because it’s not as culturally ingrained as it is in Iceland. But one can try. I’m going to make the effort to do just that, even if for a short while.

If this is a part of your Christmas Eve, share it in the comments!