Bonfire to celebrate New Year's Eve in 2014 in Reykjavik, Iceland

Roaring into 2022. New Year's Eve

Iceland is known as the land of fire and ice thanks to its volcanoes and glaciers, but its midwinter celebrations are also a fiery affair. The tradition of New Year's Eve bonfires is said to have begun in the 18th century, when a group of schoolboys set light to a huge pile of wood scraps to see in the new year. The unruly teenagers' celebration sparked the general public's interest and annual fires - like this one in Reykjavik - became an Icelandic tradition. Let’s all huddle up to the fire and raise a warm toast to the new year!