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Beer Day (Iceland)

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In Iceland, Beer Day (Bjórdagurinn or Bjórdagur) is celebrated every year on March 1, honoring the elimination of the 74-year prohibition of beer. [1]

16 relations: Alcohol by volume, Beer in Iceland, Iceland, International Beer Day, Liquor, Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Iceland), Oktoberfest, Parliament, Pilsner, Prohibition in Iceland, Pub crawl, Reykjavík, Spain, Teetotalism, Temperance movement, Tourism.

Alcohol by volume

Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as ABV, abv, or alc/vol) is a standard measure of how much alcohol (ethanol) is contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage (expressed as a volume percent).

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Beer in Iceland

Beer in Iceland likely dates back to the island's settlement by Norsemen.

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Iceland

Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of and an area of, making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe.

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International Beer Day

International Beer Day (IBD) is a celebration on the first Friday of every August founded in 2007 in Santa Cruz, California by Jesse Avshalomov.

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Liquor

Liquor (also hard liquor, hard alcohol, or spirits) is an alcoholic drink produced by distillation of grains, fruit, or vegetables that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation.

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Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Iceland)

The Icelandic Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Dómsmála- og Mannréttindaráðuneytið) was a cabinet-level ministry within the government of Iceland.

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Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest is the world's largest Volksfest (beer festival and travelling funfair).

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Parliament

In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government.

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Pilsner

Pilsner (also pilsener or simply pils) is a type of pale lager.

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Prohibition in Iceland

Prohibition in Iceland went into effect in 1915 and lasted, to some extent, until 1 March 1989 (since celebrated as "Beer Day").

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Pub crawl

A pub crawl (sometimes called a bar tour, bar crawl or bar-hopping) is the act of drinking in multiple pubs or bars in a single night (or sometimes all day), normally travelling by foot or public transport to each destination and occasionally by cycle.

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Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland.

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Spain

Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

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Teetotalism

Teetotalism is the practice or promotion of complete personal abstinence from alcoholic beverages.

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Temperance movement

The temperance movement is a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

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Tourism

Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Day_(Iceland)

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