In addition to celebrating Labour Day, in Finland, it is also a traditional spring feast of university students, and the name day of the catholic saint Walburga, commemorated in former times, when Finland still was a catholic country.
Thursday, 1 May 2014
Happy 1st of May! – Hauskaa Vappua
Workers Day here in Finland today, a day celebrated since 1890 to mark the beginning of the long awaited Spring and very sadly it snowed!
In addition to celebrating Labour Day, in Finland, it is also a traditional spring feast of university students, and the name day of the catholic saint Walburga, commemorated in former times, when Finland still was a catholic country.
In addition to celebrating Labour Day, in Finland, it is also a traditional spring feast of university students, and the name day of the catholic saint Walburga, commemorated in former times, when Finland still was a catholic country.
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