We had a great Easter Saturday together. We had been saving some U.S. easter candy that Grandma Becky had packed for them when Grandpa Charlie came to visit. We hid baskets around the house and had the boys look for them. We tried to get some nice pictures of the kids, but nobody ever looked at the camera at the same time so here are our best shots.
At the end of this post you will see the way Finnish children celebrate easter. Children dressed as witches come to your door and recite a chant wishing you luck and good health. They give you willow sprigs with brightly colored feathers glued to them in exchange for candy and coins.
This is apparently a combination of traditions. The Karelian tradition (a group of people once part of Finland but now belonging to Russia) of giving willow sprigs to friends and neighbors on Palm Sunday is instead of the palm branches that the people in Jerusalem greeted Jesus with. The other part is a Finnish tradition of children walking around as witches and trolls between Good Friday and Easter Sunday signifying that with Jesus in the tomb, evil spirits were free to move around.
On Palm Sunday we had a group of children come to our door. They let me take their picture and make a short video clip of their chant for us. I gave them a few coins, and thus we participated in a Finnish easter celebration.
Ryan's 1st "Peeps"
The game is, "Guess how many candy Whoppers are in my mouth"
Ben lovingly cared for his "Peeps" as he ate them one by one.
This is the kid's on their easter egg hunt for any who are interested.
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2 comments:
Wow Sarah, that video was so fun to watch. What cute little boys you have! Also, that picture of Ben with his mouth full of food and tenderly clutching his peeps was hillarious. It is cool to hear how Easter is done over there.
What darling children! I loved hearing their voices! Watching the hunt made me excited to be a grandmother to bring delight to grandchildren and their parents! Sending packages of surprises! I also loved learning more about Finland. Keep up the great blogging! I love your commentary, photos, and videos!!!
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