Ekuqaleni, izinsuku ezandulela i-Great Lent zazigujwa ngamadili amaningi. Kodwa-ke, ngekhulu le-19, isiko elisha lalethwa e-Iceland livela eDenmark, elalithandwa amabhikawozi endawo, okungukuthi, ukudla uhlobo olukhethekile lwamaqebelengwane agcwele ukhilimu ophehliwe futhi ambozwe ngoqweqwe lweqhwa.
Usuku lwekhekhe lase-Iceland (Usuku lwamaBuns noma iBolludagur) kugujwa minyaka yonke ezweni lonke ngoMsombuluko, ezinsukwini ezimbili ngaphambi kwalokhu.
Isiko lavele lazinqoba izinhliziyo zezingane. Ngokushesha kwaba isiko, lihlome ngesiswebhu esidwetshiwe se-buffoon, ukuvusa abazali ekuseni kakhulu ngokumemeza igama lamakhekhe: “Bollur, bollur!” Umemeza kangaki - uzothola amakhekhe amaningi kakhulu. Ekuqaleni, noma kunjalo, bekufanele ukuthi uzishaye. Mhlawumbe leli siko libuyela enkambisweni yobuhedeni yokuvusa amandla emvelo: mhlawumbe ibhekiswe ezinkanukweni zikaKristu, kepha manje isiphenduke ukujabulisa izwe lonke.
Futhi, izingane ngalolu suku bekufanele zimashe emigwaqweni, zicule futhi zicele amakhekhe kubhakwa. Ephendula abapheki bepheki abangafuni, bazwakala bethi: “Kuhlonishwa izingane zaseFrance lapha!” Futhi kwakungumkhuba ojwayelekile "ukukhipha ikati emgqonyeni", noma kunjalo, kuwo wonke amadolobha ngaphandle kwe-Akureyri, isiko lathuthela e-Ash Day.
Manje amaqebelengwane e-bollur avela kuma-bakeries ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambi kweholide uqobo - ukujabulisa izingane nabo bonke abathandi bamakhekhe amnandi.