Tag: Snovej Christmas
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Snovej Circle 6: Merry Christmas!
Christmas in Finland is somewhat different from Christmas in America. To begin with, Christmas consists of three days, Christmas Eve, December 24th, being the Big Event. All children in Finland know that Santa lives up in Lapland, just north of the Polar Circle. Not on the North Pole. There’s only ice …
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Preparing for Christmas
I’m taking a break from knitting a Christmas stocking in winter wonderland of southwest Minnesota. The snow and the cold, and the warm feeling of the soft, chunky, red wool yarn, having spent the day making ornaments, and Jingle Bells playing in my mind, as well as now sipping on a cup of hot…