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Hello to all of you! Did you have a nice summer?Lots of greetings from Rhodes!

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Hello to all of you! Did you have a nice summer?Lots of greetings from Rhodes!

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We got your letter and we liked it very much. History is one of our favourite subjects too. We even studied about Greece's history in the 5th grade. We found it very interesting.

We will answer to your questions:
Sanni's favourite film is Avatar The Way of Water and Kata's is Pirates of the Caribbean films. And Sanni's favourite actor is Leonardo DiCaprio and Kata's is Ryan Reynolds.
If you want our social medias, you can add us in snapchat.
Sanni's snapchat: sanni.kangas
Kata's snapchat k_haavikko
Happy summer to you! Katariina and Sanni

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Thank you for the letter! It was awesome. I think I added you on snapchat, but I don't know how to add you on pinterest.
I will answer to your questions:
I go to a regular school named Ounasjoen peruskoulu.
Right now is pretty warm, because it's summertime. But in the winter it usually is like -15-30 degrees.
I would like to see your pets! Maybe you can send me a pic on snapchat?
I hope we could meet someday!
-Katariina

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I read your letter Cristina and it was great, thank you for that! I like your handwriting It's beautiful.
We have so much in common. I go for night walks but usually alone because my bestie lives far away and like every weekend i hang out with her. Because we have each other in Snapchat do you wanna send a photo of your bird?
I hope someday we will meet each other!

Sanni

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The end of the school year (23.5.2023 klo 10.52)

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Hi Lambrini!
Thank you very much for your letters. It's been great to get to know you even a little bit and i hope we will talk more. I wish you all have a great summer holiday.
If you want you can add me on snapchat (ellipeltonimii)!

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Hi John and Sakis!
Thank you for all the letters it has been lovely reading them. I've enjoyed being pen pals and getting to know more about Rhodes and it's traditions. It would be nice to talk over the summer too. My snapchat is tikkanen.julia
I wish everyone a happy summer!

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Hi Odysseas!
Thank you for the letter and the whole year. I hope your hand is fine now. We have a dog named Ahku and she is a german wirehaired pointer. I'm doing well and I'm excited about summer vacation starting next week. If you have snapchat I hope you add me. You can find me by name mvierimaa8.

Minea

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Hi Maximos! Thank you for your letter. It's good for me too because the summer vacation is about to start.
My instagram is riikka.karoliina and snapchat is riikkal08 you can add me as your friend.

Riikka

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In spring temperatures rise outside. It's wonderful when you can be without a jacket.
Happy summer! Riikka

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In spring, the birds migrate to Finland after the winter. They live the winter in Western, Central or Southern Europe or in Africa south of the Sahara, only a few in Southeast Asia. Most migratory birds arrive in April-May. It's nice to see more birds again.

Happy summer for everyone!
Minea

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In the spring when the weather starts to warm up the leaves also start to come on the trees. Little by little everything starts to turn green. After a long winter it's nice when it's brighter, greener, warmer and you can leave the winter clothes away.
I wish everyone have a nice summer vacation! Elli :D

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The sun is shining and your heads need to be protected from the sun so you wont get a sunstroke. A nice sunhat from Marimekko is very classy in Finland. Marimekko is a famous finnish textiles and clothing brand.
Have a good day! Katariina

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The end of the school year (16.5.2023 klo 12.03)

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In Finland the snow stays for a really long time and i'm so happy that it is finally melting. And that's how i know Summer is coming!

Happy early Summer! Sanni

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The end of the school year (16.5.2023 klo 12.04)

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this is Anna she cave me permission to use this photo

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the air is warmer so people wear more t-shirts and jeans with rips so they are not that hot

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Last week lakes and rivers finally melted here in Lapland which is a sure sign that summer is near. This photo was taken last summer from my backyard. I love spending time on our pier and swimming late into the night. I wish everyone a good and happy summer break! Julia.

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The 'Christ is Risen'  hymn by Antonis and Lambrini

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The 'Christ is Risen'  hymn by Antonis and Lambrini

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Holy Thursday -Holy Friday-The Epitaph- by Antonis

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Holy Thursday -Holy Friday-The Epitaph- by Antonis

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-He is risen indeed!

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Odysseas

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John

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Lambrini

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Christina

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Marianthi

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Maximos

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This is mageiritsa ,the traditional Easter soup.

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This is mageiritsa ,the traditional Easter soup.

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Eirini

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The eggs are used for decorations and cracked against each other in a game called tsougrisma. The point is to crack the other person's egg while keeping your own intact and involves a mixture of strategy and luck. The winner is the one with the unbroken egg, which is said to bring good luck.

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Easter is one of Greece's most important festivals and is celebrated throughout the country. Greeks celebrate Orthodox Easter, which is usually a couple of weeks after the Catholic festival. At its heart it is, of course, both a religious and a Spring festival, with the usual symbols of rebirth and the victory of life after death. And, of course, Easter traditionally marks the end of Lent

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On the night of Holy Saturday, people go to church in formal outfits holding their personal Greek Easter candles. The votive candles are given to the kids as a gift by their godmothers and godfathers, while the beauty and distinctiveness of each candle are of paramount importance to them. The mass on Holy Saturday night is a truly unique experience

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Holy Saturday:
The breaking of the Fast takes place now :at midnight after the church service people go home to eat Mageiritsa – a meat soup made with offal, plus the red eggs and kalitsounia.

Easter Sunday – Kyriaki tou Pascha:

Families and friends meet up for the Easter Day roasting of lamb outside on a spit and a big celebration party with food, wine, music and dancing all day long. Kalo Pascha! Happy Easter.

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Eating Magiritsa

After the egg cracking, they start eating the traditional magiritsa! This dish contains the offal of the lamb just before it is roasted, along with some green vegetables (lettuce, dill and onion) boiled together. It is traditional to eat magiritsa because it symbolizes the end of the 40-day fast Greek Orthodox people have right before this day in order to mourn the death of Jesus. This feast of drinking and eating lasts till the early hours, sleeping only to get up and make the Easter Sunday lunch.

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Eggs have been a symbol of the renewal of life since antiquity, while the color red symbolizes Christ's blood. In recent years, families follow the tradition of dying red eggs for Greek Easter but enrich it by dying them also all kinds of colors, and the kid of the families undertake the task of decorating them with stickers and various other materials

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Hi, happy Easter ! I am Lambrini and I will talk to you about the custom of red eggs!I love all your posts!Snowy Easter looks great in Finland!!

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Hi, happy Easter ! I am Lambrini and I will talk to you about the custom of red eggs!I love all your posts!Snowy Easter looks great in Finland!!

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Traditionally, families across Greece  dye eggs red on Holy Thursday, which is one of the oldest and most beloved traditions in Greece.The red eggs hold significant religious symbolism, as the color red symbolizes the blood Christ shed on the cross.
The egg in itself is a symbol—its hard shell represents the sealed tomb of Jesus—the cracking of which symbolizes His resurrection from the dead and exit from the tomb.That is why we crack eggs on Easter Saturday and we have contests .The winner is the one who has the 'strongest' egg that cracks all the other eggs !

Look at the eggs that my granny, my mom, my brother and I dyed on Holy Thursday.Tonight we will find out who the winner will be!

Best wishes, Lambrini

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The weather was great at Easter. The sun was shining and it was wonderfully warm. I was outside a lot enjoying the weather and even burned my face a little.

Minea

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In Lapland, many people go ice fishing during Easter. In ice fishing you have to drill a hole in the ice with an auger, put a worm on the hook of your jig and drop it into the hole. During the Easter holiday I went ice fishing several times with my parents, grandparents and a few cousins. We made a campfire and drank cocoa and coffee, ate bread and fried sausages, and, of course, ate chocolate eggs. Ice fishing requires A LOT of patience and you may not catch fish even if you spend many hours fishing. However, sometimes you get lucky and catch a lot of fish.

Happy Easter!! Elli

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That's my sister on one of our snowmobiles.

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This Easter we were on a lake driving our snowmobiles and enjoying the snow and the sun. Everyone in my family likes to drive our snowmobiles. We have three of them : a violet Skidoo, a blue Skidoo and a green Yamaha.

Happy Easter! Katariina

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In Finland we eat Easter pudding called "mämmi" at Easter. It's  a Finnish dessert made from rye flour, powdered rye malt and sugar, and is flavored with orange zest and sometimes raisins. Foreiners often think that it looks ... but if they are brave enough to taste, they often like it. I like it, too, especially with vanilla sauce.

Happy Easter! Sofia

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the Easter bunny is the most popular in the world Easter animal

Happy Easter
Anna!

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I went skiing at Easter. In Finland we have skiing centers. You can also ski in the south, but most people go to the slopes in the north. You don't have to buy the equipment yourself because you can also rent it.

Happy Easter! Minea

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We have a tradition of hiding Easter eggs and looking for them. In Finland it is called "munajahti" = egg chase.
Happy Easter! Riikka

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These are little decorative chicks that you put in ryegrass (= rairuoho), and sometimes on shelves.
Viivi.k happy Easter

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Every Easter me and my siblings play Easter egg hunting! My mom and my aunt hide some Easter eggs around the yard and we try to find them. They send us some hint photos so that it's easier to find the eggs. When we are done hunting, we gather together and eat the eggs.

Happy Easter! Sanni

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When it's Easter in Finland, we decorate willow twigs with feathers and other small decorations. Then we put them into a vase and leave them on display around the house. Willow twigs are also used for "virpominen" where you go from door to door. You tell a rhyme and then give a twig to the person at the door in exchange for candy - a bit like trick or treat at Halloween.
Happy Easter! Julia

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We will be back with some Easter customs and traditional food in Greece!

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We will be back with some Easter customs and traditional food in Greece!

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Hello!Thank you so much for your incredibly amazing letters!!

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Hello!Thank you so much for your incredibly amazing letters!!

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We got your letters! We read them and they were awesome! We put them in our classroom's wall for everyone to look at. I hope our letters will arrive soon!

Happy easter! Katariina and Sanni

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Here they are!Oh,they also made sweet heart cards - my brother is holding one:) :)  - and  heart-shaped  chocolate cake pops !

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Here they are!Oh,they also made sweet heart cards - my brother is holding one:) :)  - and  heart-shaped  chocolate cake pops !

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Lambrini

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We had  a Happy Valentine's  bazaar in our school,too!The students of the 1st grade of Senior High School    

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We had  a Happy Valentine's  bazaar in our school,too!The students of the 1st grade of Senior High School    

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sold  homemade sweets and  we all bought   a lot of heart-shaped chocolates ,doughnuts and strawberry cakes!
Hi,from Lambrini! Your kiosk looked very nice!

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Lambrini

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On Valentine's day we  made lovely cards with our French teacher and we wrote on  them what we love most in our lives.

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On Valentine's day we  made lovely cards with our French teacher and we wrote on  them what we love most in our lives.

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Lambrini

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A  typical traditional meal of Clean Monday:

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A  typical traditional meal of Clean Monday:

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Lagana bread,olives,dolmadakia ( they are stuffed vine leaves with rice),tarama salad( it's pink) and halvas(with cocoa or plain)

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The King of the great carnival  parade in the Greek city  of Patra

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The King of the great carnival  parade in the Greek city  of Patra

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Christina

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Christina

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Flying the kite on Clean Monday ,the first day of a Lent and fasting.

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Flying the kite on Clean Monday ,the first day of a Lent and fasting.

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Giannis

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Mrs Lent baked in the oven as a cookie.Sarakosti means 40 days.The 40 days of fasting before Easter Sunday.

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Mrs Lent baked in the oven as a cookie.Sarakosti means 40 days.The 40 days of fasting before Easter Sunday.

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Κυρα Σαρακοστή -Mrs Lent

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Κυρα Σαρακοστή -Mrs Lent

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Maximos describes what  Kyra Sarakosti (Mrs Lent)  is.

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Maximos describes what  Kyra Sarakosti (Mrs Lent)  is.

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This is an old Greek custom.
Mrs Lent is a type of calendar that people had in older times to count the weeks from Clean (Ash) Monday to Easter Sunday!
There are seven weeks so she has seven legs.One for each week.
She is in a praying position and she hasn't got a mouth because she fasts and does not talk during this period.And she hasn't got any ears because she doesn't hear during this time.
Because Lent means a turn towards our inner self, and in order to become chastised (purified) we abstain not only from food but also from all our bad habits...we don't see, we don't listen to, and we don't comment on what others do but we turn into our own improvement

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Christina is  talking about our way of celebrating Carnival and what it means.

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Christina is  talking about our way of celebrating Carnival and what it means.

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Greek Carnival or Apokries is a family celebration with street parties, parades, and masquerades. Carnival ( from Latin: carne and vale = goodbye to meat) marks the days before the fasting begins. The word Apokries in Greek comes from the words apochi and kreas (abstinence + meat) so, it means avoiding meat.

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Odysseas is talking about our traditional bread for the carnival : 'lagana'  .We eat it on Clean Monday,the first day of Lent.

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Odysseas is talking about our traditional bread for the carnival : 'lagana'  .We eat it on Clean Monday,the first day of Lent.

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One day and only one is dedicated to this lagana bread which plays an essential role in Greek cuisine. This day is the day of Kathari Dheftera also known as Koulouma, or “Pure Monday”.The history of lagana has gone through the entire nutritional tradition of antiquity to the present day. Lagana’ is a flat  loaf of bread prepared for “Kathara Deutera” (Ash Monday or Pure Monday): Lagana (Λαγάνα) is  the bread that makes fasting delicious. On this day, people throughout Greece visit bakeries very early in the morning  in order to buy fresh made lagana and celebrate the first day of the Great Lent in the Eastern Orthodox.This bread is originally flat, oval and with a surface decorated traditionally by fingertips. On the holes created sesame seeds are sprinkled, as the most common topping

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Katerina  describes the custom of Clean Monday

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Katerina  describes the custom of Clean Monday

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Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) is a day where families and friends celebrate with delicious fasting foods, as well as the traditional  custom of flying kites. When the weather allows it, young and old, families and friends go to the countryside or the beaches and  try to fly a kite.In the past, the kites used to be handmade by the father or grandfather of the family,so the art of kite making was passed on from one generation to the other. Today most people buy a kite instead of making it.

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Giannis is  talking about the custom of flying the kites on Clean Monday(this is the 28 of February ,this year,that is next Monday).The  skies are full of colourful kites and children have fun!

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Giannis is  talking about the custom of flying the kites on Clean Monday(this is the 28 of February ,this year,that is next Monday).The  skies are full of colourful kites and children have fun!

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The kite symbolizes the human soul flying up into the sky, free and pure, the passing of the human soul to Heaven and God. Through this process, the believers are getting ready for the Ressurection of Jesus Christ and the Orthodox Easter.

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on the left that's me, Sanni, and on the right there is my bestie, Katariina.

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Today our school has a wall in front of which you and your friends can take photos. That's me proposing to my best friend with a flower :).

Happy Valentine's Day! Sanni

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on the left is Sofia the doll is Josefiina and on the right is Viivi 

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Sofia won Josefiina the doll on a wheel of fortune, that I spinned. Josefiina is also wearing pink and today we had to dress up in red or pink.

Happy valentines! Viivi.

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This is a bear I got from my best friend

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Today we had a picture wall, where you can take photos with your friends. There were accessories,too, that you can put on for the pictures. For example, a mustache, big lips and heart glasses. I used this board cut into the shape of a heart.

Happy Valentines Day! Katariina

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On the left is Riikka and on the right is Minea

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Our school has a picture wall where you can take nice Valentine's Day pictures.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Riikka

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On Valentine's Day, hug hearts go around the school. There is something written in every heart and you have to find a person that fits it and then just hug.

Happy Valentine's Day!
Minea

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Our school celebrates Valentine's day in many ways. One of which is a Valentine's day themed kiosk. The kiosk is organised by the ninth graders. Students can buy sweets, coffee or snacks of their liking from the kiosk with their own money.
Happy Valentine's day! Julia.

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Our school has a theme week in honor of Valentine's Day and today we had to wear red or pink.

Happy Valentine's Day! <3
Elli

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Wow!The Northern Lights  are like magic! A mystery for us in the South ..They  are amazing!

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Wow!The Northern Lights  are like magic! A mystery for us in the South ..They  are amazing!

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Northern lights from last week. Many thanks for your posts! It's interesting to see that some traditions are similar to ours while others are new to us. 

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Hello  from Raphael and Odysseas!We will tell you about the Greek  elves :kallikantzaroi!

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Hello  from Raphael and Odysseas!We will tell you about the Greek  elves :kallikantzaroi!

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The Greek  kallikantzaroi  are tiny, ugly and skinny little creatures that appear during the Christmas days. Their only purpose is for 12 days to make the lives of humans miserable. Their name comes from the Greek word “καλός” which means good, and “κάνθαρος” which means beetle.
Every night from December  25th  up until January 6 th, the Kalikantzari make their visit to our  world.Their visit to earth lasts for  about 12 days. On Christmas Eve, they begin their long journey to earth. The myth says that the Kalikantzari are so jealous of our world that they are trying to destroy it.
They are thousands of them  and they come  up from the surface of the earth from the many holes in the solid ground.
They are afraid of the light, and for that reason they hide during the day. When they come out at night from their hiding places, they harass people. Tiny and fast as there are, they break into houses from every possible entrance, the chimneys, the keyholes and even from the carvings of doors and windows.On January 6th, the Greek priests throw crosses in the waters–such as lakes, ponds and the sea–in order to purify the waters, and that is the moment when the Kalikantzari return back to their homes until next Christmas.

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The front door of the houses is decorated with  a  fir wreath  full of  Christmas decorations.According to our tradition,the wreath brings good luck to the occupants of the house.
On Christmas Eve ,it is also customary in the villages to hang braids of garlic outside the door of the houses ,on which they nail cloves to drive away the bad language that 'nails' the happiness of their home!

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At Epiphany(Ton Foton,in Greek - ' Fos'   means ' light')  The Greek Orthodox Church performs “The Great Blessing of the Waters” - by Sakis

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At Epiphany(Ton Foton,in Greek - ' Fos'   means ' light')  The Greek Orthodox Church performs “The Great Blessing of the Waters” - by Sakis

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A priest, surrounded by brave young men and boys throws a cross into the sea, either from the harbour, or from a boat at sea.The minute the cross leaves the priest’s hand is the signal for them to dive into the freezing water to catch it.The lucky one who finds and returns the cross is blessed by the priest.As the cross is  brought back, the priest releases white doves, as a symbol of The Holy Spirit.This tradition is carried out to remember and to celebrate the Baptism of Christ and to bless the waters.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Hello,this is Maximos!On  New Year's day,we break a pomegranade on our doorstep for good luck!

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Hello,this is Maximos!On  New Year's day,we break a pomegranade on our doorstep for good luck!

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In Greek culture, the pomegranate fruit symbolizes fertility, luck, prosperity, renewal, and regeneration since ancient times.

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Hello,I am Irene!I will tell you about Christmas carols!

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Hello,I am Irene!I will tell you about Christmas carols!

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A carol is also known as Kalanda or Kalanta in Greek. These carols play an important part in Greek Christmas tradition and they are typically sung on Christmas Eve ,New Year’s Eve and Epiphany Eve. Children go  from door to door singing, often carrying triangles and other instruments, such as drums, to accompany the songs. Their parents often give them some money so that they can buy sweets along the way.
And here are the verses :

In this house we have come
No stone may ever crack
And the landlord
May live for many years!

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Along with melomakarona and kourabiedes, no Greek Christmas table is complete without the dessert diples. Diples are essentially strips of fried dough covered in honey syrup, cinnamon, and often nuts.

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Melomakarono is another traditional Christmas sweet.Melomakarona are softer than kourabiedes and have a different  flavor . Made with olive oil , flour, honey and citrus, melomakarona are much healthier than most holiday treats. The addition of cinnamon and walnuts makes melomakarona irresistible.
Hello I'm Katerina and I'm very glad that I'm writing on our padlet!

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Hii! My name is Maria and I am writing to describe courabiedes. It is a traditional Christmas kind of sweet with powdered sugar. It looks like snow. They are small round biscuits and we usually make them with our mother and our grandmother.

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In Greece, according to tradition, people used to decorate boats during Christmas season. The boat (karavaki in Greek) symbolizes sailing towards the new life that follows the birth of Jesus .

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Hello! I am Lambrini. Merry Christmas! Your posts are great!

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Hello! I am Lambrini. Merry Christmas! Your posts are great!

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Vassilopita is the must-have New Year cake in Greece.It is a special cake that we eat on New Year's Eve.Vassilopita is made up of two words, the “pita” which in this case means 'cake'  and “Vassilis” which is  the equivalent of Santa Claus  in Greece. Greeks prepare vassilopita for the night of December 31st.In this Christmas cake there is a coin .It is called 'flouri' in Greek.The person who finds the “flouri” in his or her piece  will be lucky all year round!I hope I find it this year!
Χρὀνια Πολλἀ! Καλή Χρονιά! That is Happy New Year !

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Dearest Teija, Thank you so much!
Lapland must be wonderful at Christmas !
Some Christmas candles from me too ..May the Light of Christmas brighten every moment in your lives and bring happiness and health to you and your families!
Happy holidays!!

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Dearest Teija,
dear Elli,Katariina,Sanni,Miija,Anna,Sofia and Julia,
Merry Christmas!
All the best and our  warmest wishes  to all of you for the holidays and for the New Year!
Your posts are amazing ! Thank you so much! We read each one of them and we learnt about your customs!We are going to add ours too!
Best greetings and wishes !
With love,
Maria

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In Finland, elf hats are quite simple. It is a long cap that can have a tassel or a jingle bell on the end. Sometimes the brim  can be fluffy. The elf hat is a tradition and can be worn by Santa Claus, elves and anyone else. I think elf hats are great and they will make you feel like Christmas.

Merry Christmas! Elli

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We usually bake these pastries on Christmas here in Finland and they're delicious and simple to make. All you need is some marmalade or jam and dough. First you have to make the dough, you will only need flour, baking powder, butter and sour cream. Then you have to mix them all together for some time until it's like dough. After making the dough you have to fold it into some shapes (there are many tutorials on how to fold them on the internet.) After that you add the jam/marmalade on the pastry and then bake them.

Here's a tutorial on how to make them https://youtu.be/X6jG1J3eNio

Merry Christmas! Miija

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This is one of my favorite Christmas movies to watch during the Christmas holidays.

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It's a movie about a little boy, Nicolas, who becomes homeless after losing his family. He has to change homes and families every year. After six years, there are no more families that can take Nicolas to live with them, and so he has to move a long way from his home village to live with an invalid man called Iisakki. After many years Nicolas becomes the Santa Claus and he brings gifts to the children of his home village. I just love the movie :).

Merry Christmas! Sanni

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One of my favourite things to do is to watch Santa's hotline in the morning of Christmas Eve.

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It's a traditional Finnish Christmas program where children can call Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. -Santa asks them some questions and the children might even sing to Santa. In the end they send greetings to their loved ones. I wake up early to watch it. When I was younger, I thought of calling Santa's hotline but I never had the courage to do it.

Merry Christmas! Katariina

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Christmas sauna is a Finnish tradition and There are many beliefs associated whit the Christmas sauna and it was believed  that elves bathe after people,  that`s  why they were supposed to be left whit beer and food.
Merry Christmas! Anna.

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The himmeli, a traditional Finnish holiday decoration made out of straw, remains popular today. The root of the word “himmeli” is Germanic – in Swedish and German himmel means “sky” or “heaven”.
I think himmeli is a beautiful way to decorate the house for Christmas.

Merry Christmas! Sofia

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I love to eat Finnish Christmas food on Christmas Eve with me and my family gathered around the dining table. It's one of my favorite things to do on Christmas Eve and usually Santa brings the presents after food. In the picture you can see ham, carrot cassarole and rossolli.
Merry Christmas! Julia.

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We only have a few hours of daylight per day in Lapland in midwinter and that's why I often light candles at home. I just love their gentle, flickering light. 

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Happy holidays! Teija