2010.07.12 01:00 - Finnish Traditions

Cosmicflower Ushimawa: Hi Dear ***
Calvino Rabeni: <333 Cosmic :)
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: how was the day?
Calvino Rabeni: A good day, how about you?
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: I have relaxed this morning, Enjoyed of being, still listening silence
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: and enjoining hot weathers here ;)
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: On week-end I bought some more painting paper
Calvino Rabeni: The boys are still away, so it is peaceful?
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: yes, they have been one week, and one week is left
Calvino Rabeni: It is good to make the most of things like this
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: I asked yesterday If they would like to come with us on party yesterday, would have taken them and brought back
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: kids wanted
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: but one did not allow them
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: so I told boys when they come home after one week I will make a cace for them so they can have their "own party" ;)
--BELL--
Calvino Rabeni: How was that midsummer party?
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: we did not much. Spent time at home, warmed up sauna, and we made "hamburger barbecue" with kids
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: would loved to do fire outside
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: but I think it was not allowed
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: because there have been quite warm and no rain
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: so there wouldn`t come bigger fire ;)
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: Kids loved to make hamburgers by them selves
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: and had limonade
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: but on that week-end there were dead many
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: drown
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: went to swim drunk
Calvino Rabeni: Ah, not from driving badly
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: actually I do not quite understand why finnish people get drunk every midsummer too much
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: like whole country is drunk on midsummer
Calvino Rabeni: more than the other holidays?
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: yes
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: absolutely
Calvino Rabeni: It sounds OK to me, if they are careful swimming
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: perhaps fist of May is same kind of "drinking party"
Calvino Rabeni: Maybe once a year to go "crazy"
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: heh
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: maby yes
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: strange nation
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: ;)
Calvino Rabeni: There is not much in this country that "everybody" does
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: ;) this is like a whole national party with beer
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: and sauna
Calvino Rabeni: That would be interesting
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: heh , yes it is ;)
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: ;D
Calvino Rabeni: My friends completed their sweat lodge construction.
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: of, why?
Calvino Rabeni: They used it for the first time yesterday
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: ended, or started?
Calvino Rabeni: I didn't go - because I had an arrangement already with someone else
Calvino Rabeni: Yes, it is new, and yesterday they went into it for the first time
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: aa
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: ;)
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Calvino Rabeni: starting about 3PM, and not all done until 3 or 4 AM
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: taking 12 hours??
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: woow
Calvino Rabeni: Well, including to make the fire, heat the stones, and afterward
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: aa
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: okey ;) lol
Calvino Rabeni: Probably not inside, that whole time
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: then it might take some time
Calvino Rabeni: yes.
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: I thought they are quite strong being 12 hours on sweat lodge
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: ;)
Calvino Rabeni: And not drinking, probably though, lots of praying
Calvino Rabeni: I would guess 6 hours inside
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: its much also
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: I use to be about 15 mins to 30 mins in sauna at the time
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: there is about 80 celsius warm
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: from 60 to 80
Calvino Rabeni: hot!
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: ;) yes
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: and we also put water on stowes to get some steam
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: need to have also something to drink
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: You should experience finnish sauna too ;)
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: and its so wonderfull to go to swim on cool lake after being sauna
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: if having one next to sauna
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: ;)
Calvino Rabeni: This is on my "list"
Cosmicflower Ushimawa: ;)
Calvino Rabeni: Finnland is a lot of area, with not so many people
Calvino Rabeni: what is all the land used for?
Calvino Rabeni: Or not, is it forest?
Calvino Rabeni: Wilderness?