Icelandic

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Material Aspects of Culture:

Art 1. There are 6 important things in the Icelandic Coat of Arms. You see a slab of ice, and on this slab of ice stands 5 things. First we see a bull, and a flag. There are 2 bird-like animals hanging on the top of the flag (left to right). We see a griffin (or eagle) and a dragon. And on the far right we see a man in traditional Icelandic garb. The man is holding a staff. 2. Now I will talk about the different things this symbol stands for. The 4 things standing around the flag are the special shield-bearers of the olden days. The animals were considered very sacred. In the olden days, they were all different protectors of different parts of the country. The bull was supposed to protect southwestern Iceland. The griffin protects northwestern Iceland. The dragon protects the northeastern part, and the rock-giant (human) the southeastern part. 3. This coat of arms isn't used much anymore. It was made in the late 1940s, and hasnt been used since.

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Religion

Literature

Holidays

Non-Material Aspects of Culture: Ideas of Modesty Ideas of Beauty Child-Raising Relationship to Animals Ideas about Sin Ideas of Justice Ideas about Disease and Illness Roles Based on Age, Sex, Class, Job, etc. How to Handle Emotions Attitudes Towards Family Conversational Norms Body Language

Rites of Passage

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