Christmas in Finland, the home of Holy Claus.

As opposed to other countries, the one that we will comment you now says to be the place that gave life upon making famous Saint Claus.ACCORDING TO the old histories Finnish Holy Claus lives in the north of the country, exactly in a called region Korvatunturi, located to the north of the arctic circular.



During the prior months to Christmas, the businesses of Finnish mail exploit of work. It is that children of the entire world send their letters to the “house of Pope Noel” expecting for its prized one gift.in this country even there is a great tourist attraction: a theme park called Land of Christmas, where the home can be seen of Holy Claus.



The feast of Christmas in this beautiful not hard country little. We can say that they are one of the countries in the world that more importance they give to the festivity. So that we give an idea, the different guilds of workers, by calling them thus, they continue an old Finnish tradition of being met after the work to do the Christmas decorations for sell. These evenings are acquaintances under the name of ‘pikkujoulu‘ (the small one Christmas).

The first Sunday of advent opens officially the season of Christmas. Sunday prior to Christmas is the official day of the decoration of the arbolito, with rows of flags of different countries as symbol of friendship between the different towns and cultures.in the eve of Christmas Eve they are lit always some beautiful candles of fir like Finnish tradition in this festival.

December 24 at twelve o’clock sharp in the morning is proclaimed in Turku, the old capital from the country the Christmas Peace. At nightfall the families are directed to the cemetery where at five o’clock in the afternoon light candles to their beloved beings.


Another Christmas tradition is to have breakfast the 24 of December in the morning cream of oat with cinnamon, sugar and cold milk, inside the cream this hidden an almond; is said that who discover will have it good luck or will marry the next year.

The supper is the most prominent part of the day. One of the main courses is the ham with mustard, carrots and potatoes, peas, rosolli (a salad with beet etc.), arrenque, salad of mushrooms, homemade cheese and a lot more. It is taken beer, wine and other beverages. As dessert drinks itself coffee, bread of spices and pudding. After the supper Saint comes Claus with the gifts.

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