Christmas in Finland is one of the most popular holidays. He even has his own name to Joula. But the essence remains absolutely the same. In its part, the Finns themselves called the whole month. December in Finnish sounds like joulukuu. Moreover, it happened for a long time. For more than three centuries, Finns have the name of the month when Christmas is celebrated. It was then that Christianity came to Finland. Until this moment, December was called only Talvikuu. Translated from Finnish, this meant a winter month. The holiday of the winter solstice itself in Finland celebrated a long time. He has been more than four thousand years old. But after religion intervened in the affairs of the Finnish residents, Finland abandoned paganism and moved to Christianity. How Christmas noted in Finland is known to many. This is a whole month of vacation. On the day the holiday itself is a funny procession. The courtyards bypass the mummers, in their hands they hold the Bethlehem star and at the same time sing church hymns. The most popular gift was the Christmas calendar. It is usually given to children. The gifts themselves are usually inexpensive. These are chocolate, various souvenirs, Christmas angels, straw crafts and much more. Here, as Christmas noted in Finland.
