1) People got hugely drunk.
2) There were balloon vendors everywhere. I seldom got a balloon!
3) It usually rained.
4) Communists had a parade with red flags and singing songs praising The Soviet Union. Our family would go and watch the parades.
5) My mom wore her high school graduation hat (yes, it is a tradition still today).
6) Donuts and "sima" (citrus drink that had been fermented) were plentiful.
7) Funnel cakes were yummy.
8) Happy people walking all over the city (if it happened to be a sunny day).
9) A Men's choir singing on the steps of the city hall.
So, what tradition did I bring to this country?
Yep, you guessed it...
Donuts. Made them yesterday. This morning, hardly any left.
4 comments:
Why didn't you bring the fermented juice to this country too? A few of us could use a little.:) Just kidding. But the weather today sure fits - SNOW!!! AAAHHH!
I think that would be fun to see everyone wearing their high school graduation hats! What a fun tradition!
Those look so good.
I was thinking, "Why don't we have traditional days like May Day?" Then I remembered that we do: 4th of July but without the hats.
They look very yummy and it so important to keep traditions alive, the cost of the calories is well worth it.
SO Kristine says I should ask you if you know Jesse Paakkari. He was our foreign exchange student in 1983 and joined the church when he got back home. He is married to girl named Anni, three kids, one with down syndrome and he is a bishop in Finland now. I know they summer at this place called Kolmarden.
I know this is kind of like, "Oh, you are from Utah? Do you know ...?" But Kristine is very persuasive, as I am sure you know!
Just a shot in the dark ...
Yumm-o! I want the recipe.
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