Saturday, December 23, 2006

Celebrations Finn Style

Finland celebrates Xmas mainly on what brits call Christmas Eve. Santa arrives in Finnish homes already one day early from a UK perspective. He has so much work and travel to do you see. Santa actually lives in Korvatuntari which is way up north and close to the Russian border. I hope this satisfies all those questions from the Duck.

As for other questions : Reindeer are often on heat and they are real buggers when in this state. The main problem with this is trying to find a good looking one. As for trying to find an intelligent one forget it. That should satisfy our Antikanter.

Poland, this year, has sent letters to Santa Claus in Finland and many. Never before have Polish folk written so much to Santa. The UK is still the most prominent lot letter writing to Santa although Holland and Germany and France are also heavy writers. If my information is correct there were over 45 million letters this year to Santa and many addressed simply : Santa Claus, Lapland, Finland.

15 comments:

anticant said...

anticant certainly wouldn't be satisfied with a dumb reindeer, even if it's good looking. He likes witty pillow talk.

Anonymous said...

Can they dance ?

zola a social thing said...

We also have many elk and a few bears if you prefer.
Actually elk meat is wonderful.

zola a social thing said...

Good morning lavenderBlue : It is said that ole Ben and AntiqueKant often dance in the moonlight and even tip toe in the tullips when in season. But I not had this confirmed.

anticant said...

anticant is NOT Alice Cooper! Reminiscences of al fresco moonlight ramblings on HH and elsewhere are out of bounds and strictly offline.

zola a social thing said...

Nowt wrong with dancing starkers on the heath you knows. Just a meeting of real birthday suits that is all.

As we say in the Nordic lands "Every Persons Right". Although in this damned weather best you use a willy-warmer methinks.

Anonymous said...

I won't dance.don't ask me.tralala..........
Love that music...
SO - now you want willie-warmers =ooooooooh, sizes, please.............
Anticant as Alice Cooper ...oh, YES!!

zola a social thing said...

Best knitted with double stitching up and remember the breathing hole for the bed snake within.

anticant said...

anticant said he is not Alice Cooper. He did not say he never was Alice Cooper.

Anonymous said...

Lord Justice MerkinonParis said :
'Can we be sure that the Dirty Bishop has had full knowledge of Alice Cooper?.'
No, hearsay is not allowed.
Too loud?. Too old.
Gimme a dance tune to soothe me.
'When they begin the beguine'.

anticant said...

Judge anticant [peering over half-moon spectacles and winking at usher]:"Who is Alice Cooper"?

zola a social thing said...

BTW : This site is famous for keeping to the facts even if comment is free so a correction.
I said that over 45 million letters had been sent to Santa in lapland. I was not wrong but rather conservative.
According to the State run broadcasting YLE in Finland there have been nearly 700 million letters received.
Hard to believe but there it is.

anticant said...

Oh dear! All those trees. All that energy. Santa's contribution to global warming?

zola a social thing said...

Actually Anticant it should be 700 million plus one website message from a certain wicked Justice of the Peace from Hampstead Heath.

Anonymous said...

'I was not wrong but rather conservative.'
Caught.

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