Laskiainen buns

[Hank W.]

Well, Finnish differentiates with pulla, torttu, piirakka, piiras, -pitko, leivos, kakku... but then you get into regional variants so a lörtsy or a paakkelsi may be either dialectal words or wholly dialectal foods... but then you have special products like tuulihattu or lusikkaleipä which are totally nothing what reads on the package.

[Spectra]

I haven't been out in the shops much these days, but since laskiaistiistai (sp?) was yesterday, i'm starting to worry...... is it too late to find my ever so favorite buns of the year???? after that tuesday, is it alll over??

[EP]

No, it is not over. Next Sunday is laskiais Sunday.

[Spectra]

Whew. thanks.
So what's the difference between the laskiaistiistai and sunnuntai?

[Hank W.]

I thought Laskiaissunnuntai was first, then is rose monday, shrove tuesday and ash wednesday and then you don't eat for 40 days...

It might be due to the calendar gotten whacked with the "arkipyhät"

[luckykitty]

I'm happy eating those Laskiainen buns for a few days if its part of the 'fasting' deal .
Fasting on cream buns, sounds good

[EP]

SOOORRRYYY, Hank is right. Laskiaissunnuntai is before laskiaistiistai. I lost track after it was no longer my holy duty to slide down a bumby hill all day. But the buns are still at stores for a few days at least.

[Hank W.]

Well, Russians went down the hilll.. was it Wednesday or Tursday - anyways the whole "butter and blini week" is full of stuff, they start on Monday..