Dear partners,
we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Thank you for your cooperation during the first year of our project. Here is a little description of how we celebrate Christmas in Finland, written by our 8th graders.
In Finland, Christmas Eve (24 December) is celebrated more than Christmas Day (25 December). On Christmas Eve, Father Christmas comes and gives gifts to children or the gifts are put under the Christmas tree. We believe that Father Christmas lives in Finland, in a place called Korvatunturi in Lapland. Father Christmas's sleigh is pulled by reindeer. Many people go to church on Christmas morning.
We eat many different kinds of food during Christmas time. We eat Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve, usually after Christmas sauna and before opening the presents. Christmas dinner includes for example carrot casserole, swede casserole, potatoes, peas, salmon or other kinds of fish. The most important food on the table for many Finns is ham. We also eat rice pudding and gingerbread and drink home-brewed beer or mulled wine during Christmas time.
Merry Christmas or "Hyvää Joulua" as we say in Finnish! :)
The students and staff of Vesannon yhtenäiskoulu
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