i want to wish you all, a peaceful merry xmas, and not all this religious crap. but from the heart of pagan celebration of winter solstice. have good yule tidings to every one, ive all ready put some candles to burn for em who i loved and is lost, ive all so added candles to burn for a better future for every one, and a peaceful earth, more tolerance towards others, indeed if i dont have any spirirt i wish the best to every one.
We Finns are pagan in our core, many of our ancient Holiday celebrations are adopted by the Finnish Evangelical Lutheren Church.
a merry xmas to all
a merry xmas to all
Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. Carl Sagan
Re: a merry xmas to all
The Viking heritage
Winter sun In the pre-Christian Nordic countries, it was a custom to celebrate the "return of the light" in time of the winter solstice in December, which marked the beginning of longer days.
Vikings — the Swedes, the Norwegians, the Danes and the Icelanders — celebrated the coming of the sun by sacrificing for their gods, eating and drinking well, playing games, burning bonfires and exchanging gifts during a three-day feast.
The celebrations had many elements that are still common in the modern Nordic Christmas celebration.
Map of Europe: The Nordic countries The Swedish, Norwegian and Danish word for Christmas, jul, the Icelandic jól, the Finnish joulu and the Estonian jõul all have their origin in the old Viking word hjul, meaning "sun wheel".
Nordic countries Nordic countries:
1 - Iceland
2 - Norway
3 - Denmark
4 - Sweden
5 - Finland
Areas not visible in the picture: Greenland and
the Svalbard Islands
Bullfinch
Finnish kekri
Christmas dinner table The Finnish Christmas has its roots in the old pagan harvest feast called kekri, named after the ancient Finnish cattle protector and fertility god.
Kekri was celebrated around the end of November, or the end of the harvest season, marking the end of the year in the old agrarian calendar.
After Christianity reached Finland in the 12th century, the traditions and habits of kekri began to assimilate with Christian Christmas celebration.
FROM KEKRI TO CHRISTMAS
In an agricultural society, the end of the year came naturally at the end of the harvest. The New Year celebration in the autumn was known as kekri (or köyri, keyri). Originally, the jubilation was not settled on a particular day. It depended on the yearly weather conditions and the progress of work, and it could vary from late summer to late autumn.
Kekri was the equivalent of yuletide and the New Year. Most of our Christmas and New Year traditions derive from the celebration of Kekri. As Christmas grew more important, the secular Kekri became less popular. A typical Kekri involved massive feasting and drinking. People remembered their dead by offering them food. One popular Kekri tradition was to dress up as a female kekritär or as a kekri buck with horns, knock on people’s doors and ask for food and drink. The connection of Kekri and All Saints’ Day was established in the 19th century. Since 1955, Finland has celebrated All Saints’ Day on the first Saturday in November.
Winter sun In the pre-Christian Nordic countries, it was a custom to celebrate the "return of the light" in time of the winter solstice in December, which marked the beginning of longer days.
Vikings — the Swedes, the Norwegians, the Danes and the Icelanders — celebrated the coming of the sun by sacrificing for their gods, eating and drinking well, playing games, burning bonfires and exchanging gifts during a three-day feast.
The celebrations had many elements that are still common in the modern Nordic Christmas celebration.
Map of Europe: The Nordic countries The Swedish, Norwegian and Danish word for Christmas, jul, the Icelandic jól, the Finnish joulu and the Estonian jõul all have their origin in the old Viking word hjul, meaning "sun wheel".
Nordic countries Nordic countries:
1 - Iceland
2 - Norway
3 - Denmark
4 - Sweden
5 - Finland
Areas not visible in the picture: Greenland and
the Svalbard Islands
Bullfinch
Finnish kekri
Christmas dinner table The Finnish Christmas has its roots in the old pagan harvest feast called kekri, named after the ancient Finnish cattle protector and fertility god.
Kekri was celebrated around the end of November, or the end of the harvest season, marking the end of the year in the old agrarian calendar.
After Christianity reached Finland in the 12th century, the traditions and habits of kekri began to assimilate with Christian Christmas celebration.
FROM KEKRI TO CHRISTMAS
In an agricultural society, the end of the year came naturally at the end of the harvest. The New Year celebration in the autumn was known as kekri (or köyri, keyri). Originally, the jubilation was not settled on a particular day. It depended on the yearly weather conditions and the progress of work, and it could vary from late summer to late autumn.
Kekri was the equivalent of yuletide and the New Year. Most of our Christmas and New Year traditions derive from the celebration of Kekri. As Christmas grew more important, the secular Kekri became less popular. A typical Kekri involved massive feasting and drinking. People remembered their dead by offering them food. One popular Kekri tradition was to dress up as a female kekritär or as a kekri buck with horns, knock on people’s doors and ask for food and drink. The connection of Kekri and All Saints’ Day was established in the 19th century. Since 1955, Finland has celebrated All Saints’ Day on the first Saturday in November.
Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. Carl Sagan
Re: a merry xmas to all
Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. Carl Sagan
Re: a merry xmas to all
Best wishes to you also WD.
I hope your wish for a peaceful world does come true.
I hope your wish for a peaceful world does come true.
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Merry Christmas from one cold, dark country (Canada) to another cold, dark country (Finland) and Winter Solstice joy (which is perhaps the best part) cause it means...
winter is half over and we can start dreaming again of warmth, flowers, dirt and bees and light beyond the 4:00 p.m. setting sun.
and to everyone else,
Merry Christmas. Hope you're all happy, healthy and warm.
winter is half over and we can start dreaming again of warmth, flowers, dirt and bees and light beyond the 4:00 p.m. setting sun.
and to everyone else,
Merry Christmas. Hope you're all happy, healthy and warm.
“Integrity has no need of rules.”
-Albert Camus
-Albert Camus
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I love the fact that they won't build in certain places in Iceland because fairies live there. Awesome.
Re: a merry xmas to all
Did you mean Bah Humbug