JÓLABÓKAFLÓÐ

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WHAT, WHERE, WHEN AND HOW DO I CELEBRATE, TOO?

Jólabókaflóðið | (yo-la-bok-a-flot) 

Definition of Jólabókaflóðið: Roughly translates to Yule Book Flood. Icelands Christmas Eve book tradition.

🎄The roots of this tradition was born during World War II in Denmark in the year 1944 when they gained their independence. Paper was one of the few commodities not rationed at that time, giving the way for Icelanders to share their love of literature considering other kinds of gifts were in short supply. Thus, exchanging books as presents paved the way for a new and fantastic tradition to be cemented for years to follow.

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🎄The NPR reported “Icelanders publish more books per capita than any other country in the world, with five titles published for ever 1,000 Icelanders. But whats unusual is the timing: Historically, a majority of books in Iceland are sold from late September to early November. Its a national tradition, hence the name Jolabokaflod, or the “Yule Book Flood”.

🎄“Every year since 1944, the Icelandic book trade has published a catalogue – called Bókatíðindi (‘Book Bulletin’, in English) – that is sent to every household in the country in mid-November during the Reykjavik Book Fair. People use the catalogue to order books to give friends and family for Christmas”- Link

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🎅🤶HOW DO I CELEBRATE?🎁🎄

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Profile

Get started by making your profile! Make a list of 3 books you'd like to receive, both title and author! Be sure to include your favorite candy or snack.
2

Bibliophile Secret Santa

Receive your randomized gift recipient and their profile with list of books and goodies they'd love! Pick one of the three books and make sure to look out for any preference or allergies of their candy.
3

Shop

Time to get their book and goodie! Check out your local book shop, online book store or Amazon.
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Ship it

Wrap your recipients book and delicious garb (feel free to include a cute note, card or what ever you like!) tuck that baby in a box or insulated packaging and ship it out! Make sure it will arrive to them before Dec.24th.
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Do not open till Dec 24th

Receive your package and put it off to the side until The Night Before Christmas! Get cozy by the fire, tree or on your favorite couch and read till your hearts content.

F.A.Q

🍬While this year has been hard on everyone, we're still aiming to make it affordable and easy to gift! If money is an issue, hit the Discord icon to message me privately. Between the purchase of one book, a candy and shipping we would suggest no more than 20$🍬​

Click the Postbox(📮) for a direct link to the USPS page to locate your Post Office and its hours of operation. 📦You can also purchase, wrap and ship your parcel ​through Amazon! When checking out, change the address to theirs, under items and shipping you can selection the option of "This is a gift". It will cost you extra to wrap depending on the size of the book and candy, but it will ship directly to them and there will be an option to leave a nice message.🎀

🍬Basic ground packaging usually guarantee's 2-8 business day shipping with tracking number included. To ensure that everyone gets their package by the 24th, we're asking that you ship out no later then Dec 10th🍬​

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