The winter months are a dark time in the Faroe Islands, and the weather often doesn't make it any better. It's good to have something to look forward to, and now as Christmas approaches, most Faroese light up lights, inside and outside their homes, but also around the village and city gardens, in shops and cafes. Perhaps it's all these lights, especially around Christmas, that help us Faroese survive the winter.
Vetrarmánaðirnir eru ein myrk tíð í Føroyum, og veðrið ger tað ofta ikki betri. Tá er gott at hava okkurt at gleðast um, og nú fjálga jólatíðin nærkast, tendra flestu føroyingar ljós, inni og úti heima við hús, men eisini um bygda- og býartún, í handlum og caféum. Kanska eru tað øll hesi ljósini, serliga uppundir jól, sum gera, at vit føroyingar yvirliva veturin.