Harjun koulu Lohja Festival Calendar JANUARY 1 1

JANUARY • 1. 1 New year's day • It's day after new year's eve

JANUARY • 6. 1. Epiphany (Loppiainen in finnish) • Celebrating the revelation of God

FEBRUARY o 5 th of February o birthday of the national poet Johan Ludvig

FEBRUARY • 14. 2 valentine's day • The day when we celebrate friendship and

FEBRUARY • 28. 2. Kalevala's day • It's the Finnish culture day • We

March • Nown as Mardi Gras, Pancake day and Shrove Tuesday. Shrovetide is 43

April • 9 th of April - Day of the Finnish language • It's

April • 27 th of the April - National War Veterans' day • The

April (Easter) • In March or April • In Finland the Easter is a

May • 1. 5 Vappu • It is a national holiday in Finland it

JUNE, MIDSUMMER DAY - 22 of June, is the period of time centered upon

Slides: 12

Download presentation

Harjun koulu Lohja Festival Calendar

JANUARY • 1. 1 New year's day • It's day after new year's eve • It's first day of the year • It's a free day for everyone

JANUARY • 6. 1. Epiphany (Loppiainen in finnish) • Celebrating the revelation of God the son as a human being in Jesus Christ • It ends Christmas holidays

FEBRUARY o 5 th of February o birthday of the national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg o. Then we also bake Runeberg's tarts

FEBRUARY • 14. 2 valentine's day • The day when we celebrate friendship and love

FEBRUARY • 28. 2. Kalevala's day • It's the Finnish culture day • We celebrate it because of the national epic (Kalevala) • A person named Elias Lönnrot created the Kalevala and renewed Finnish language

March • Nown as Mardi Gras, Pancake day and Shrove Tuesday. Shrovetide is 43 days before Easter • Shrovetide, also known as the Pre-Lenten Season, is the Christian period of preparation before the beginning of the liturgical season of Lent

April • 9 th of April - Day of the Finnish language • It's also the Mikael Agricola's memorial day (he was the founder of the written language) and the Elias Lönnrot's birthday (who collected folktales)

April • 27 th of the April - National War Veterans' day • The day when veterans are honored and celebrated

April (Easter) • In March or April • In Finland the Easter is a mix of pagan traditions and christian manners • On the Palm Sunday the young children dress up for easter witches and walk from door to door bringing willow twigs decorated with colourful feathers and crepe paper as blessings to drive away evil spirits, in return for treats • We eat the lamb, easter eggs , malted rye (mämmi in Finnish)

May • 1. 5 Vappu • It is a national holiday in Finland it marks the end of the winter. • It is one of the biggest festivals of the year in Finland alongside Midsummer's Day and Christmas. • Everybody drink Sima, eat donuts and Funnel cake (Tippa-bread in Finnish)

JUNE, MIDSUMMER DAY - 22 of June, is the period of time centered upon the summer solcite - people go to cottage and light big campfire like in the foto. - everybody eat sausage - we stay up late and listen music.