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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We express our thanks to our friends who shared their ideas with us and gave us their time and comments in creating this wonderful Alphabet
book on Iceland. Their friendship and cooperation meant a great deal to us. Special thanks to our ESL teacher Ms. Anna Ghasabyan for her
guidance and support.
This book is dedicated to all students of Queens Transition Center.
Hangikjöt (literally “hung meat”) is a traditional Icelandic food, which is smoked
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lamb, usually served boiled in slices, warm or cold, served with potatoes and green peas.
Geyser is a natural hot spring that occasionally sprays water and steam above
the ground.
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Iceland is an island in the north Atlantic Ocean, east of Greenland.
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Icelandic is the official language of Iceland.
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The majority of the population of Iceland is Lutheran. Lutheranism is a major branch of
Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin
Luther.
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Rimur is Icelandic folk music.
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Reykjavik is the capital of Iceland.
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A Scandinavian Cross flag is a type of flag that has a cross that is off-center;
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the vertical bar is closer to the hoist side.
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The Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir) are the Icelandic santa
clauses.