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There are so many memes about the length of the first month of the year. I get every single one of them. Seriously, how can one month feel like forever every single year? It is not that I don’t like winter; I do. But the darkness, the cold, and not being able to spend enough…
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The day I have feared for over a month has finally arrived. The final day of the season. This is the day I usually take off the decorations and start the activities of the normal winter season. This will be the case this year as well: not only is it time, but electricity in Finland…
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Hello everyone! My small vacation from the blog was as relaxing as the days between Christmas and the New Year while working full time can be—a decent one! It is a bit sad I decided not to write about the Christmas days and the days between more; there are so many curious traditions and phenomena…
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It is finally the day we have been waiting for and preparing for the whole month: Christmas Eve! There are so many traditions and so many fun things that it is a bit difficult to even begin. Instead of a long wall of text, I will include a large gallery of photos full of my…
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I need to make a huge confession. For a seemingly chaotic person, I can be super organized. Here it goes: I have a Christmas Excel table. You heard correctly. The Excel table has all the required dishes, recipes, decorations, and everything else you need for a successful Christmas celebration. And it has really saved some…
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I have discussed a lot about music in this blog, but there is another branch of culture that has become a very dear part of global Christmas celebration that I have not mentioned a word about. I am, of course, talking about Christmas movies! Me not obsessing about them has a very good reason; I…
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Who knows how many posts I have written about food, but I am going to keep going! Today’s theme is very suitable for my rest day: food! It was a good choice for the day, since we had a Christmas meal at the office today. There are many dishes that people consider part of the…
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Finally, some treats and traditions that are probably familiar to many people around the globe! It is very common to drink ‘glögi’ during the Christmas season in Finland. The base of the glögi tradition is in the more common tradition of glühwein (or mulled wine), which is a spiced-up wine. Unlike mulled wine, glögi can…
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Baking all kinds of treats is a crucial part of Christmas! I have already baked carrot cake and gingerbread, but I decided it was time to try something new. I did not have to search far; because of my language studies, new suggestions introduced me to this Austrian treat called Linzer torte! As is my…
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I notice every day I am writing anything here that Finnish Christmas traditions are unbelievably weird. So, no one is probably surprised when I tell them that one of the most common traditions in a Finnish home is to eat porridge. The Christmas porridge is cooked with rice and whole milk, and it is usually…