Christmas Traditions

[luckykitty]

So what do people do today? (Christmas Day)
No presents to open anymore o
Do people play games or do anything in particular?

[Pursuivant]

its one of the "do nothing" days as are all Finnish holidays - thats why the partying is on the eve... I've reorganized 1/5 of the livingroom. I'm almost proud of myself as that corner has been bugging me for a while.

[luckykitty]

Yeah my friends are going out tonight...
But the whole day seems to be like nothing to do people just want to do nothing apparently. It's a bit weird if you come from another culture, where usually Xmas day people opening presents and all happy and stuff. And here its like totally silent, and dark outside, and feel either depressed or full of xmas ham, or both. And then boxing day is coming up, another day of nothing seemed like too many days of nothing to do . Think i should hit the sauna or something .

[Pursuivant]

yes well thats the lutheran idea of holiday - "to do nothing"

[karen]

We visit my dh's parents in Kokkola. It's fairly quiet except for the kid and the TV (fil is hard of hearing). I have a new tradition this year. Mil made a delicious joululeipä and I'm planning to make it in the future. I believe it's meant to be given away, so the recipe calls for aluminum pans.

Here's the recipe for those of you who want to try it or still have some baked gifts to give. Mil used vehnäjauhoja in the first part and sämpyläjauhoja in the second part. I might try it with only sämpyläjauhoja, but it was delicious this way.


Mausteinen joululeipä foliovuoassa


Ainesosat


2 1,5 litran Eskimo foliovuokia

Taikina:

4 dl vettä
½ dl siirappia
1 dl piimää
5 dl sämpyläjauhoja
1 pss kuivahiivaa
1 tl suolaa

Lisäksi:

noin 5 dl vehnä- tai sämpyläjauhoja
½ dl öljyä
1 dl kuorittuja auringonkukansiemeniä
½ tl kanelia


Ohjeet

Kuumenna vesi ja sekoita siihen siirappi ja piimä. Sekoita suola ja kuivahiiva jauhoihin ja lisää seos kädenlämpöiseen nesteeseen. Sekoita hyvin ja jätä löysä taikina kohoamaan leivinliinan alle. Taikinan kohottua kaksinkertaiseksi vaivaa siihen loput jauhot, öljy, auringonkukansiemenet ja mausteet. Kaada taikina pöydälle ja vaivaa sitä vielä hetki. Jaa taikina kahteen osaan ja pyörittele pitkänomaiset leivät. Nosta leivät öljyllä voideltuihin Eskimo foliovuokiin ja kohota liinan alla. Paista leipiä uunin alaritilätasolla 200 ºC noin 35-40 minuuttia, kunnes leivän pohja on kypsä.

[Millie]

Yeah my friends are going out tonight...
But the whole day seems to be like nothing to do people just want to do nothing apparently. It's a bit weird if you come from another culture, where usually Xmas day people opening presents and all happy and stuff. And here its like totally silent, and dark outside, and feel either depressed or full of xmas ham, or both. And then boxing day is coming up, another day of nothing seemed like too many days of nothing to do . Think i should hit the sauna or something .

In the US it is a day of relaxation spent with family. Attending Church eating, laughing, bickering maybe playing games or watching a movie. Basically it is a day to create (and remember) memories with your loved ones. Our family in the US go to church at 11PM Christmas eve and then return to open gifts.

[Karhunkoski]

In the US it is a day of relaxation spent with family. Attending Church eating

Are they like made of gingerbread?

[sinikala]

But the whole day seems to be like nothing to do people just want to do nothing apparently. It's a bit weird if you come from another culture, where usually Xmas day people opening presents and all happy and stuff. And here its like totally silent, and dark outside, and feel either depressed or full of xmas ham, or both. And then boxing day is coming up, another day of nothing seemed like too many days of nothing to do .

I gave you a hint...

What's a typical Finnish Xmas like?

The 25th is a total anticlimax.

[sinikala]

In the US it is a day of relaxation spent with family. Attending Church eating

Are they like made of gingerbread?

Oh. My. God!

For sure you're being sarcastic.

I love this one ... "Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever."

[Millie]

In the US it is a day of relaxation spent with family. Attending Church eating

Are they like made of gingerbread?

Oh. My. God!

For sure you're being sarcastic.

I love this one ... "Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever."

Oh my goodness, I didn't realize that the grammar police were out.

[sinikala]

Are they like made of gingerbread?

Oh. My. God!
For sure you're being sarcastic.
I love this one ... "Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever."

Oh. My. Goodness. I didn't realize that the Grammar Police were out.

We weren't.

Nothing to do with your original post; it was the way that Karhunkoski phrased his post, with a typically Merkin use of the word "like" that reminded me of that list of metaphors.