It varies slightly across Finland, but in general, it is pretty much the same. At Midsummer, they light a bonfire to scare the witches away :)
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It varies slightly across Finland, but in general, it is pretty much the same. At Midsummer, they light a bonfire to scare the witches away :)
Did hear about the midsummer bonfire which sounds fun, mostly thought of maypole festivities up North at this time of year, ours is harvest festival being end of seasonal crops.
Yeah - the Swedes do the maypole, but with a largish Swedish community on the west coast of Finland, some do it there also :)
I don't think they have an end of season one - though there is an informal "venetsialaiset" event that marks the end of boating and summer cottage life before the winter :)
Regional traditions always interesting to learn about, each has their own carried down through generations.