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It became known colloquially as the þjóðvegahátíðin, or “highway festival”, of 1994. On June 17 that year, tens of thousands rushed to celebrate 50 years of Icelandic independence at Þingvallahátíðin in the Þingvellir national park. Organisers had expected 50,000 attendees, but more than 75,000 turned up to mark the semicentennial of the Republic. The humorous name Icelanders gave the celebration post-hoc refers to the fact that many of the woul…
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The Reykjavik Grapevine broke the news on Friday, July 31, 2026.
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