Lögberg-Heimskringla - 24.04.1981, Blaðsíða 8

8-WINNIPEG, FÖSTUDAGUR 24. APRÍL 1981
Vestur-Islendingar gather in Reykjavík
Continued from page 3
their music. On this occasion, Jón
gave a detailed, interesting and
humorous account of their trip,
before inviting Sigfús and Guðmund
themselves to come forward and
perform once again for some
American-Icelanders, this time in
Iceland! This they did, to the
delight of the crowd, and they add-
ed a few anecdotes of their own
about the journey and their impres-
sions of the people and places they
encountered in America. These two
are well known and well loved
musicians here in Iceland, and the
songs they played and sang were
largely original compositions of
Sigfús. All in attendance sincerely
enjoyed this performance, and the
Vestur-íslendingar were gratified to
hear that they had enjoyed their trip
west so much. It would be nice to
see the instance of sending enter-
tainers and ambassadors of this
calibre between our nations develop
into a regular practise. Hopefully,
those choirs and other visitors who
intend to travel to Canada or the
States this summer will come away
with as good an impression and as
many good memories as these two
men did.
When the encores were finished,
Unnur Konráðsdóttir stepped up to
offer a few words of thanks. She
also announced that tickets would
be sold for the evening's grand
prize, a trip to Toronto, but that in
the meantime guests should mingle
and get to know one another. This
they did, with plenty of good coffee
and cakes to help things along, and
at 15 new krónur apiece the tickets
weren't long in being sold. When
the draw was made, it turned out
that Asgeir Þorvaldsson was the
winner, and it couldn't have hap-
pened to a better guy, because
Asgeir has been planning to
emigrate to Canada for some years
now and was intending a trip
already. Ásgeir is a brother to Pétur
Þorvaldsson, who with his wife
Gústa and two daughters had mov-
ed to Arborg, Manitoba only a week
before. Congratulations to Ásgeir
and best of luck to Pétur and Gústa
in their new home.
All in all, the Þjóðræknisfélag
staged a very successful and enter-
taining event, and one for which the
Öli Kárdal from Gimli in good company.
(Photo Þórey Sveinbergsdóttir)
Western-Icelanders ‘in attendance
were most grateful. All enjoyed the
evening's entertainment, and the
chance to meet American-Icelandic
counterparts and Icelanders alike.
The results of this gathering can be
summed up as a greater kinship and
togetherness for North-American
Icelanders in Reykjavík; a friendly
Icelandic Content
Alma Hansen — a very active
member of the Þjóðræknisfélag.
(Photo Þórey Sveinbergsdóttir)
The editorial
A brief history of the First Day of
summer celebrations is given. It is
shown how this festive day was one
of the most unreliable ones in the
Icelandic calendar, in that it often
failed to usher in spring and sum-
mer. Among the Iceíanders it may
be compared to some of the ancient
divine powers who sometimes in-
stilled fear in people and had to be
placated at sacrificial feasts.
Perhaps our First Day of Summer
celebrations reflect some ancient
rituals. At any ráte, it was ap-
propriate that the Icelanders in
North America should continue to
regard this day as a suitable occa-
sion for feasting. In the late 19th
century the First Day of Summer
showed its fiercer aspects to the
Icelanders for many years in a row
and became one of the inimical
powers which forced a number of
them to move to North America.
Icelandic Canadian Frón
annual meeting
The Icelandic Canadian Frón will hold its Annual Meeting on May
4th 1981 at 8:00 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church. A film will be
shown.
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