{"id":14521,"date":"2020-12-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/bjartar-vonir-vakna-jolahugvekja-baejarstjora-2020\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:16:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:16:23","slug":"bright-hopes-are-awakened-a-christmas-reflection-from-the-mayor-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/bjartar-vonir-vakna-jolahugvekja-baejarstjora-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Bright hopes are awakened \u2013 the mayor's Christmas reflection 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christmas reflection from the mayor 2020<\/h4>\n

We await the Christmas festivities in unusual circumstances, bringing to a close a year no one could have imagined. During Advent, we prepare for a festival of light and peace, hopeful that brighter days lie ahead. This year has been one great learning experience. We have faced adversity together, learned new ways in our work and social lives. We have tackled unprecedented challenges, getting to know each other and ourselves in a new way. We have experienced a new reality \u2013 together.<\/p>\n

One big family<\/h4>\n

Here in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, the year began with a tragic accident at the harbour when three young boys were in danger, two of them in a life-threatening condition for a long time. It was remarkable to feel the tangible solidarity and compassion that emerged in our town in the aftermath. Uncertainty was great, but the people of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur became like one big family, praying for their recovery, and we saw the miracle happen. Great joy accompanied that gift from God. But life also takes away; loved ones pass on, and my thoughts are with those who will be spending Christmas in the shadow of the year's traumas.<\/p>\n

\"Rosa<\/p>\n

The Christmas lights warm hearts<\/h4>\n

Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur has become a veritable Christmas town. The Christmas lights were put up here earlier than ever before, and the town has never been so beautifully decorated. It was lovely to see how quickly the residents got into the spirit of things and also lit up their homes and gardens. It is no exaggeration to say that the soft, beautiful lights bring warmth and brightness to our hearts. People have also been flocking to the town centre to enjoy the beautiful lights, and to Hellisger\u00f0i, where, for the first time, a unique Christmas wonderland has been created. The splendour of the Christmas lights and the natural beauty are magnificent in this nearly century-old park of ours, belonging to the people of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. It has been wonderful to see the reception and how our town and its social life have flourished during Advent.<\/p>\n

Bright hopes for the new year<\/h4>\n

A new year, new opportunities and new challenges lie ahead. I look forward to facing them with you in the new year, with joy at the forefront. When love is at the heart of what we do, anything is possible. I would like to thank my colleagues at Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Municipality wholeheartedly for their invaluable performance and professionalism in the year that is drawing to a close. It has required great cohesion and solidarity to make all the diverse services provided by the municipality function as well as they have. To all of you and other friends of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, I extend my best wishes for a good and happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.  <\/p>\n

R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir
Mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

J\u00f3lahugvekja b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3ra 2020 Vi\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0um j\u00f3lah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0arinnar vi\u00f0 \u00f3venjulegar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur og gerum upp \u00e1r sem engan \u00f3ra\u00f0i fyrir. \u00c1 a\u00f0ventunni undirb\u00faum vi\u00f0 h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 lj\u00f3ss og fri\u00f0ar vong\u00f3\u00f0 um a\u00f0 bjartari dagar s\u00e9u framundan. \u00deetta \u00e1r hefur veri\u00f0 eitt allsherjar l\u00e6rd\u00f3msferli. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum tekist saman \u00e1 vi\u00f0 m\u00f3tl\u00e6ti, h\u00f6fum l\u00e6rt n\u00fdjar lei\u00f0ir \u00ed st\u00f6rfum okkar og f\u00e9lagsl\u00edfi. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14521"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}