Sunday night, the night before Wappu, Uncle J promised Risto that he could light the bonfire. Or that's how Risto interpreted it. In his imagination they would ride the ATV and a horse simultaneously, through some gasoline and firecrackers and there would be a huge explosion. Uncle J did his very best to give Risto new, wild ideas. Naturally it ended in tears, since the cruel mother of the demolition man told him that it was completely out of the question. The compromise was that Risto could supervise and save Uncle J if something went wrong. And of course he had to wear appropriate protective clothing. The goggles were ok, but I think the raincoat buttoned up wrongly was more flammable than his normal clothing.
Risto and Uncle J before the blast.
Demolition man.
The beautiful bonfire. Everything went well despite one firecracker flying in the wrong direction.
Risto's ladyfriend on the left, her brother in blue, Risto, me kneeling down next to Tuomas, Tuomas' ladyfriend Sari, Auntie P, girls from the neighbour (who usually saddled the horses for us), Uncle J in yellow and Pasi in blue.
Demolition man.
3 comments:
You'll laugh at my ignorance but what is Wappu? I googled it but all the sites were in Finnish.
Sut mae, Llemony!
Vappu is Labor Day, but real connoisseurs write it Wappu. Not really a political thing anymore, a carnival for families with children, a reason to get drunk for others. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day
for more information.
With small kids, balloons and doughnuts is all you need. I was happy to be out of the city during Wappu, it gets too wild.
Hwuyl nawr!
PS: it's always nice to have a comment!!!
Oh,now I know what you're talking about. I knew as Walpurgis Night (from when I was studying Goethe's Faust) but I didn't know what the current traditions were. Thanks for the cultural insight!
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