Palmusunnuntai - Palm Sunday

Virpoi, varpoi, vitsoi selkää, tuoreeks, terveeks, tulevaks vuuvveks, kui monta urpaa, nii monta uissii, kui monta varpaa, nii monta vasikkaa, kui monta lehtee nii monta lehmää, kui monta oksaa, nii monta orrii. Voi lusikka lehmästäis, muna kanasestais, kakku taikinastais, kopekka kukkarostais, piirakka pitkiks pyhiks. Luppaat sie, luppaat sie, viiko päähä velkaa, luppaats sie, luppaat sie viiko päähä velkaa? Vitsa siulle, palkka miule. (Kanneljärvi) ------- I made some "virpomaoksa´s" (small decorated twigs of birch or willow) yesterday evening for Palm Sunday. There is a tradition in Finland that on Palm Sunday many children go from door to door with these twigs wishing blessings and good harvest for the next year. Actually this is very very old Karelian tradition. Karelia is situated in the eastern Finland. We lost the greater part of Karelia in our war against the Soviet Union. But the tradition is still alive. The family is from Karelia. Their home remained behind the new boundary line. Rauhallista Palmusunnuntaita ----- Peaceful Palm Sunday