Þorrablót is an Icelandic Midwinter Festival that takes place in the Icelandic month of Þorri, named after the Norse god Thor. A blót is a feast held in honor of a Norse god. The festivals were started in the latter 19th century by Icelandic student associations active in the independence movement. In 1958 a restaurant in Reykjavík, Naustið, started offering a platter with a selection of foods that had previously been common in the Icelandic countryside, but had become rare by that time. The restaurant advertised this platter as Þorramatur, thereby linking it with the tradition of the Þorrablót. Today Þorrablót are common events among Icelanders everywhere, and can be anything from an informal dinner with friends and family to an organized Festival. (Wikipedia).