Epiphany

The Christmas tree is often taken out of the house on Epiphany. While the term loppiainen (=Epiphany) means ending [of Christmas time], in reality, Christmas celebrations in Finland are extended to Nuutti's or Saint Knut's Day on January 13, completing the Scandinavian Twenty Days of Christmas. An old dialectical proverb says: Hyvä Tuomas joulun tuo, paha Knuutti pois vie = Good St. Thomas brings Christmas, evil Knut takes it away. I think we'll have our Christmas tree and decorations till next weekend.

I enjoyed a lazy day.


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