June 17 – Iceland's National Day

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nBignbrass band parades with flag bearers, drummers, and of course ridersnon Icelandic horses. Candy and games and balloons for kids, music andnother performances for all. An antique car show! An open-air chessncompetition! General frivolity!

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nIceland’snNational Day celebrates the nation’s independence from Denmark inn1944. The date was chosen to honor Icelandic Independence Movementnleader Jon Sigurdsson—today is his birthday!

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nTodaynyou might see Iceland’s “Lady of the Mountain” Back in the 18^thnand 19^thnCenturies, many nations adopted female personifications that stoodnfor the traits on which the country most prided itself. The U.S. hasn“Lady Liberty,” and Iceland has the “Lady of the Mountain,”nFjallkona.nShe is a fierce representative of purity and independence. Her crownnis supposed to be made of ice that erupts fire – how appropriatenfor a very northern land with a good share of snow and ice, but anland with far more than its fair share of volcanoes!

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• Icelandicnhorses are generally small, pony-sized horses. If you check out thenwonderful Facebook page Made by Iceland,nyou will see beautiful photos of these small horses. And manynbeautiful waterfalls, snowy scenes, and auroras. And generalnIcelandic beauty! 

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• Speakingnof gorgeous photography, here is a stunning time-lapse video ofnIceland. 

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• Learnnmore about Iceland at the Kids World Travel Guide. 

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• Learnnmore about Iceland’s Blue Lagoon, created by its geo-thermal powernplant, here. 

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• Daydreamnabout traveling to Iceland at Visit Iceland. 

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ArtistnM. C. Escher’s birthday 

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nStewart’snRoot Beer Day

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nAnniversarynof the “discovery” of muskoxen

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nBunkernHill Day

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• nJunen holidays

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• nHistoricaln anniversaries in June

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• nJulyn holidays

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