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2. Yule goat - Wikipedia

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   A Swedish Gävle goat (Gävlebocken).. The Yule goat in Nordic countries today is best known as a Christmas ornament.This modern version of the Yule goat figure is a decorative goat made out of straw and bound with red ribbons, a popular Christmas ornament often found under or on the Christmas tree.

3. Joulupukki - Wikipedia

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   Joulupukki (Finnish: [ˈjou̯luˌpukːi]) is a Finnish Christmas figure. The name joulupukki literally means ' Christmas goat ' or ' Yule goat ' in Finnish; the word pukki comes from the Old Swedish word bukker, a cognate of English "buck", meaning ' billy-goat '. An old Nordic folk tradition, the figure is now often conflated with Santa Claus. [1]

4. Christmas in Finland - Wikipedia

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   A Finnish Father Christmas. The Finnish Christmas has acquired some characteristics from the harvest festival kekri, that used to take place around the old All Saints' Day. In Sweden, Estonia and Finland, joulupukki (Christmas goat) was a man who dressed as a fertility rite character, a goat.

5. The best Christmas markets taking place around the ... - AOL

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   Tuomaan Markkinat is the oldest outdoor Christmas market in the Finnish capital. - Ryhor Bruyeu/Alamy Stock Photo. ... to hand-crafted ornaments. Admission is free, but those attending the Daley ...

6. Helsinki Christmas Market - Wikipedia

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   Helsinki Christmas Market in 2022. Helsinki Christmas Market (Finnish: Tuomaan Markkinat; Swedish: Tomasmarknaden; lit. ' St. Thomas Market ') is a Christmas market held every year in Helsinki, Finland. It is visited by more than 300,000 people every year. [1] [2] [3] The event has been organized since 1994.

7. Joulupuu on rakennettu - Wikipedia

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   "Joulupuu on rakennettu" ("Christmas tree is built") is a Finnish Christmas carol that is among the most well-known among the Finnish population. [1] [2]The song was first published by the name "Joulu-kuusi" (Christmas tree) in 1876 in the schoolbook Uusi Kuwa-Aapinen, instructing that it should be sung with the traditional folk melody that was known at that time as "Lapsen laulu" (Song of a ...