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[quote=JUUGE ,17947]What is Christmas actually?In Finland Christmas is much older manner than Christian religion. Christmas in Finnish language is Joulu, this word have nothing to do with Christians. As well Joulupukki (Santa Claus in Finnish) is a name of an old Finnish gnome or brownie. And somehow same is the situation in all Europe, people were celebrating the beganning of New Year, longer days, coming spring... Christians just took this important holy time and claimed (without any evidence) Jesus was born those days...So, in Finland there are at least three ways to spent Christmas; commercial/religious/pagan(or secular)Commercial is most popular, religious is the next and of cource secular Joulu often is mixed with commercial one... as well as religious.But however Christmas is a family meeting here, in deed.So I was surprised to see you have reataurants full of people in Christmas. In Finland restaurants are closed...However, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to eberybody!See Finnish (commercial) Christmas:http://www.santatelevision.com/index.htmlOr my coyrtyard in non-commercial Christmas feelings:http://www.kolumbus.fi/jukka.karvonen/Kiina06/joulu05/joulu05.htmhopes Jukka[/quote]
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