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More than 1,000 honor Gunnar Þórðarson with a minute of applause

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • More than 1,000 people gathered at Hljómahöll in Reykjanesbær to commemorate Gunnar Þórðarson during the Himinn og jörð concert.
  • Instead of observing a minute of silence, attendees were asked to applaud him for one minute.
  • The closing day of Ljósanótt included concerts, exhibitions, family entertainment, fireworks and traditional Icelandic meat soup.

More than 1,000 people gathered at Hljómahöll in Reykjanesbær to remember Gunnar Þórðarson, closing the Ljósanótt celebrations with the concert Himinn og jörð.

Rather than holding the customary minute of silence, festivalgoers were asked to honor Þórðarson with a minute of applause. The tribute formed part of a final festival day packed with events, including a reunion walk, concerts, art exhibitions and entertainment for younger children.

The celebration also featured a serving of Icelandic meat soup, offered to visitors by Skólamatur. Reykjanesbær Mayor Vilhjálmur Árnason was among those enjoying the dish. He told mbl.is that he was pleased with the weekend and with the weather for the time of year.

Fireworks lit up the town, while a large stream of cars headed back toward the capital. The headlights of 5,572 visitors illuminated Reykjanesbraut from midnight until 10 a.m., giving the road the appearance of a red Christmas tree.

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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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