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Somehow two holidays with special cakes are on following days in the beginning of February. Today is Runeberg’s day. Runeberg is a Finnish poet, and we have a special cake called Runegergintorttu to celebrate him:

Tomorrow is laskiaissunnuntai. I don’t know the point of that holiday. My dictionary calls it Shrovetide. Next Tuesday is laskiaistiistai, “Shrove Tuesday”. To celebrate laskiainen we a special bun called laskiaispulla:

It’s a sweet bun with whipped cream and either (strawberry) jam or almond paste inside.

In the lower classes of comprehensive school we used to take our sleds or skis and go to some snowy hill. Afterwards we ate hernekeitto (Finnish pea soup) and laskiaispullia.