Hael Alle Hallows.
or happy hallowmas if you like
On 31 October 2010 22:41, kasper salonen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> love it, all the different grapheme jack-o-lanterns!
> fun fact: "hillo" means jam in finnish, and Anselm Hollo is a finn.
>
> hallowe(')en is a very new addition to Finland's fest repertoire,
> especially
> in its snazzy-esque american iteration (trick-or-treat, pumpkins, &c);
> there
> used to be a harvest-type festival here several centuries ago, called
> "kekri", which was by some accounts considered even more important than
> christmas (makes sense, since kekri is a pagan celebration, vs. CHRISTmas).
> it involved similar evil spirit -type cleansing & roaming and a lot of odd
> traditional folkloric characters who would go from door to door dressed up
> &
> asking for food &/or vodka. I like the idea of something with roots in
> ancient finnish culture, because there aren't that many elements of a true,
> varied national history in contemporary Helsinki.
>
> KS
>
> On 31 October 2010 20:04, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
>
> > HALLOWEEN
> >
> > HALLOWEEN
> > HELLOWEEN
> > HILLOWEEN
> > HOLLOWEEN
> > HULLOWEEN
> > HYLLOWEEN
> > HÅLLOWEEN
> > HÆLLOWEEN
> > HØLLOWEEN
> > HALLOWEEN
> >
> >
> > pmcmanus
> > q717
> >
>
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