Let's celebrate Saint Urho's Day

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Actually we missed it because it was yesterday.

Saint Urho is the patron saint of Finland. He chased the grasshoppers out of Finland a whole 24 hours before that Patrick guy drove the snakes out of Ireland.

Saint Urho's Day is celebrated in Finnish communities throughout the world, but mostly in Northern Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, Northern North Dakota, ... Well, you get the idea.

The booming metropolis of Menahga, Minnesota is the home of one of the world's largest St. Urho celebration with people travelling miles to join the festivities.

For those of you who have not even heard of Suomi, let alone St. Urho, here's the link which will tell you all about it.
The Ultimate St. Urho Site

And to those who are of Finnish descent:

Illonen St. Urho's Paivaa!!!

Ooksie Kooksie coolama vee
Santia Urho is to pay for me!
He sase out ta hoppers as pig as birds
Neffer peefor haff I hurd dose words!
He reely told dose pugs of kreen
Braffest Finn I effer seen
Some celebrate for St. Pat unt hiss nakes
Putt Urho payka got what it takes
He got tall and trong from feelia sour
Unt ate culla moiakka effery hour
Tat's why dat guy could sase dose peetles
What crew as thick as chack bine needles
So let's give a cheer in hower pest vay
On the sixteenth of March, St. Urho's Tay

A tradition. Rounding up those big hoppers on St Urho's Day


Happy St. Patrick's Day to all my Irish friends here at DU

on edit: Damn. Fixed link.

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1. Man, I can't believe there are no Finns here.

This post died faster than a Tyson chicken. Well, at least I tried.

[annabanana]

2. Well, Happy Saint Urho's Day

to you anyway!
Grasshoppers, huh? Cool.

[hootinholler]

3. I don't care who you are, now that's funny. n/t