It is the weekend before Easter, which means that it is Virvonta, a tradition a little like trick and treating in the US, where the kids decorate pussywillow branches with feathers and ribbon, dress up as witches (cute ones) and door knock, singing a song and giving a decorated twig, in exchange for sweets. It is a very old pagan tradition, not a religious one. But over the last decade or two, rather than dressing up as witches, the impact of Halloween has diluted it into dress up as whatever. For the last few years, the option has been the same for Smallsteps - a mouse.
Dear @tarazkp !
I'm amazed that Smallsteps dresses up as a mouse!😃
Did she disguise herself as a mouse for a pagan festival in Finland?
Does the mouse symbolize abundance in Finland?
Because in the world I live in, mouses are evil creatures.
So, A traditional festival is held to kill mouses.
They hold a festival where they set fire to the fields to kill rats and insects, hoping for a good harvest in the new year.
That sounds pretty cruel.
Rats are evil beings that spread infectious diseases and steal human food.😯
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