Happy St. Urho's Day

[Another Bill C.]

March 16 is the day we honor St. Urho, the patron saint of Finland.
Heinäsirkka, heinäsirkka, mene täältä hiiteen!
http://www.sturho.com/

Ooksi kooksi coolama vee
Santia Urho is ta poy for me!
He sase out ta hoppers as pig as pirds.
Neffer peefor haff I hurd tose words!

He reely tolt tose pugs of kreen
Braffest Finn I effer seen
Some celebrate for St. Pat unt hiss nakes
Putt Urho poyka kot what it takes.

He kot tall and trong from feelia sour
Unt ate kala moyakka effery hour.
Tat's why tat kuy could sase toes peetles
What krew as thick as chack bine neetles.

So let's give a cheer in hower pest vay
On Sixteenth of March, St. Urho's Tay.

[xchrom]

1. is there lots of drinking involved?

ok what did this saint do?

[Another Bill C.]

2. He chased the grasshoppers out of Finland

and saved the grape crop so they could once again make wine.

[baldguy]

3. Do they make wine in Finland?

Probably goes with fish, huh?

[xchrom]

4. i'm gonna have to take your word for it

but you're sure it wasn't beer -- ya wouldn't pull my you know what now would you?

[Another Bill C.]

5. Read all about Finnish wine here.

http://www.viinilehti.fi/

[Kathy in Cambridge]

7. In Finland, there's a lot of drinking period

it's dark, it's cold, it's depressing. what else is there to do?

[ClintonTyree]

6. Oh my.............

I'd almost forgotten. Where is my mind at lately? Time to brush off the St.Urho costume and take to the streets. No time to say hello, goodbye, I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!

[AlienGirl]

8. Time to wear purple and green!

(Purple and green are the St. Urho's day colors, because that's the color of grapes.)

Tucker

[5thGenDemocrat]

9. I have a St Urho tee shirt in my vast collection

Thanks both for letting me know who St Urho was and why the shirt is printed in purple and green.
John
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