St. Urho's Day Archives - 91ɬÂþ /tag/st-urhos-day/ 91ɬÂþ is the most important independent source of support for Finland in America. Sat, 07 Mar 2020 22:49:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 /wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-ffn-logo-favicon512-32x32.png St. Urho's Day Archives - 91ɬÂþ /tag/st-urhos-day/ 32 32 69783426 St. Urho’s Day /event/st-urhos-day-2/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 04:00:00 +0000 https://finfoundation.wpengine.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=7795 This fun holiday was invented in Minnesota to honor the brave St. Urho, who chased the grasshoppers out of Finland and saved the grape crop. It just happens to be […]

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]]> This fun holiday was invented in Minnesota to honor the brave St. Urho, who chased the grasshoppers out of Finland and saved the grape crop. It just happens to be the day before the holiday for a slightly better-known saint from Ireland.

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]]> 7795 St. Urho’s Day /event/st-urhos-day/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 04:00:00 +0000 https://finfoundation.wpengine.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4260 The legend of St. Urho says he chased the grasshoppers out of ancient Finland, thus saving the grape crop and the jobs of Finnish vineyard workers. Communities celebrate the accomplishment […]

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]]> The legend of St. Urho says he chased the grasshoppers out of ancient Finland, thus saving the grape crop and the jobs of Finnish vineyard workers. Communities celebrate the accomplishment with parties and festivities decorated in the traditional green (for grasshoppers) and purple (for grapes).

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