Radio | News week in plain Finnish | Saturday 2 November 2024

All Saints’ Day

All Saints Day

The topic of the news week this time is All Saints’ Day, which is celebrated today, Saturday.

All Saints’ Day is celebrated in Finland at the beginning of November.

All Saints Day is an important church holiday in Finland. On All Saints’ Day, we remember the dead and honor the saints.

We will now tell you more about All Saints’ Day and its history.

Time of Saint’s Day

The history of Holy Day is in the Christian tradition. Originally, the day was celebrated in memory of the saints.

All Saints’ Day used to be Saints’ Day, and it was always celebrated on November 1. In 1955, a change was made that All Saints’ Day is always on Saturday.

All Saints’ Day is usually the first Saturday in November. In some years, the first day of November is Sunday. Then All Saints’ Day is the previous day, i.e. the last day of October.

All Saints’ Day celebration

All Saints Day is an important church holiday in Finland.

On All Saints’ Day, many Finns take candles to graves and remember loved ones who have died. The tradition has the idea that the light of a candle creates hope against darkness.

Churches organize services and memorial services on All Saints’ Day.

All Saints’ Day is also a holy day. For example, many libraries are closed. Also, for example, Alko stores and many hair salons are closed on All Saints’ Day.

Biscuits

Some things from the old harvest festival, which was called kekri, have become part of the All Saints’ Day celebration.

The cake also included abundant food and drink and remembering the dead.

On All Saints’ Day, many homes eat a better meal than on weekdays.

Halloween

Halloween is also celebrated at this time of the year. It is still quite a new thing in Finland.

Halloween is celebrated especially in Anglo-Saxon countries on October 31. It is also a popular holiday in the USA.

The Halloween party includes, for example, pumpkin lanterns and masquerade costumes.

Halloween and All Saints Day are different things. However, they have in common that the dead are remembered. Halloween is a playful holiday. All Saints’ Day is a peaceful and respectful holiday.

Repeat

This time, the topic of the news week was All Saints’ Day. Let’s repeat the most important things.

All Saints’ Day is a day of remembrance when the dead and saints are honored. Candles are taken to graves and memorial services are organized in churches.

All Saints’ Day is usually the first Saturday in November.

This was news week in plain Finnish, see you again. Goodbye!