Finns celebrate Christmas on 24th of December, which is the Christmas Eve. It is so because it somehow feels to have a better spirit and is more local, and it maybe has better spirit since it does not require one to wait so long. But one cannot have it any earlier, since the previous day 23rd, called the Eve of the Eve, "aatonaatto", is already a part of the Christmas time, feels Christmas like.
- But the 22th of December is on some years the shortest day of the year, so it cannot be a part of Christmas, since in Christmas it is relieving that things are already going toward better, longer days which are so easier to bear, even though in the beginning only maybe the religious or wild birds notice such, but anyway it is somehow easier to celebrate then, and later it will be spring and then after some months summer. So the longed for celebration to help to ease the darkest times is kept when it is known for sure that soon such lightening of burdens is no longer needed, since maybe 5th of January one often notices the mornings getting somewhat lighter and then a little bit lighter etc until it is just ordinary again.
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