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In Mediterranen countries the nature is getting ready for the holidays.
Am looking forward to these bloomers at Christmas time,
this was the state of flowers mid-November in Mallorca.
After the hot, burning summer the nature in
Mediterranean fields are turning green again.
Check the hair cut of the mother.
Aren't these young ones sooooo cute!
The same in profile.
What are you staring at? Never seen baby feeding?
And the same animals from the back side.
Pre-Christmas times in Central Europe start busy
over the first "Advent" weekend.
Most charity organizations, like the Finnish church in Frankfurt,
organize big Christmas Basars over this weekend.
Oderazzi being busy at the bookfleamarket.
People still love reading books but
the direction is going towards e-books.
Not only books but also artsy stuff made of old books
could be purchased at the "KIRJAKIRPPIS".
Of course, the people make the party.
But on my opinion ... this space does look ... quite horrible.
Luckily enough there is funny, hand made stuff for sale.
Keeps the eyes away from the rest of the space.
And those hand made hats and socks.
In the basket those girls look a bit lost.
JOULUPUKKI
Finnisch für Anfänger:
JOULUPUKKI = Weihnachtsmann / Father Christmas
JOULU = Weihnachten / Christmas
PUKKI = Bock / goat
Meeting Father Christmas next to the book stand.
In Berlin Father Christmas is riding his horse in the middle of the City.
Did you know that there are two Finnish girls,
Pauliina and Katriina Talaslahti,
playing Fussball in Bayern München?
Here they stand on the stage in Berlin
where the Finnish Embassy invited press people
to celebrate pre-Christmas.
Let's see if we get them to SISU-radio in December
when there is a match in Frankfurt!
Never missing from a Finnish pre-Christmas-party:
JOULUPUKKI.
Check his cool boots. Traditionally Finnish.
Here with the girls of the Finnish Embassy.
Yes, only women. No men working there?
Check here, 5 male colleagues:
Finnisch für Anfänger:
PIKKUJOULUT = kleine Vorweihnachtsfeier / per-christmas party
PIKKU/PIENI = klein / litte
JOULU = Weihnachten / Christmas
Berlin at the end of November can be very gray.
Inhabitants in Prenzlauer Berg decorate the streets,
a very good try.
I do like the wives from the double decker buses in Berlin.
Finnisch für totale Anfänger:
SUOMI = FINNLAND / FINLAND
In the year 2017 Finland is celebrating 100 year of independence.
Check your history books (read: Wikipedia)
how long and how Sweden and Russia reigned Finland.
SUOMI100
is the name of the project which will cover
all happenings, parties, exhibitions, concerts, etc.
Next year you cannot miss Finland.
Check the project here:
