Celebrating Icelandic Language Day in Winnipeg
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When: |
November 12, 2024 |
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Where: |
Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 764 Erin Street |
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At what time: |
Doors open at 6:00pm and event begins at 6:30pm |
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Admission fee: |
Admission is free |
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Food and drink: |
Cash bar will be open and light refreshments will be available |
Icelandic Language Day (dagur íslenskrar tungu) is celebrated in Iceland on November 16 each year. This date was chosen to coincide with the birthday of the Icelandic poet Jónas Hallgrímsson. The day was first celebrated in 1995 and currently the celebration spans almost a whole week each year.
This year an Icelandic Language Day celebration will be held at the Scandinavian Cultural Centre in Winnipeg on November 12th at 6:30pm. The focus of the celebration will be on how young people in Canada can be introduced to Icelandic culture and the Icelandic language through the Snorri Programs and the Youth Mobility Agreement between Canada and Iceland. There will be a presentation on the Icelandic Special Collection at the University of Manitoba. Of course there will be musical performances.
Program:
1. Welcome remarks – Vilhjálmur Wiium, Consul General of Iceland
2. Musical performance
3. The Snorri Programs – connecting Icelanders and North Americans since 1999
a. Background – Consul General
b. What is it like to participate in the Snorri Programs?
i. Owen Roberts
ii. Carter Thorsteinson
iii. Johanne Kristjanson
c. Supporting Snorris – Elva Simundsson, Canada Iceland Foundation Inc.
4. Musical performance
5. The Canada-Iceland Youth Mobility Agreement – Consul General
6. Icelandic Special Collections at the University of Manitoba – Katrín Níelsdóttir
7. Musical performance
8. Closing remarks – Consul General