Our meeting before Easter discussed national holidays.
Easter
In Hungary the Easter bunny brings gifts to the children, usually lots of chocolate. Most of the household usually make all kind of meat and ham on Saturday. On monday we have an unique tradition, locsolás (watering). The boys go up to the pretty girls whom are like flowers, and water them, sometimes with a big bucket of cold water, so they’ll stay fresh, grow pretty and bloom. The girls give painted eggs in exchange.
In Finland they have two specialties, mämmi (rye pudding) and a chocolate egg which is also filled with chocolate.
Vappu, 1st of May
There’re all kind of events where people can go on their work free day. Finnish people also drink sima, some of them make it at home.
Christmas
In Hungary Santa comes earlier, on the 6th of December and brings chocolate to the children. On Christmas Eve little Jesus brings the presents under the tree.
In Finland Joulopukki brings the presents on the 24th of December. He lives in Lapland with his reindeers.
Most of the holidays have some traditional food and we seem to like to talk about food, or even make them.
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