In Finnish, November is marraskuu, the death month. Marras is an old word for dead, that is barely used in any other context now. It comes after lokakuu, the mud month. Very visceral. As October turns to November, it’s all…
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Waiting for translation in the death month
Tagged with: books, Finnish, folklore, kekri, Liisa Kaski, Marras, Translation
Posted in books, history, translation
Posted in books, history, translation
The Fox’s Carol
The year is about to turn – it is the shortest day. From here on in, the light returns, the days get longer. But when it’s this dark (for 19 hours a day, where I live), you have a better…
Tagged with: Christmas Carols, Finland 100, Finnish, folklore, Fox, Kanteletar, Ketun joululaulu, Mia Makaroff, Rajaton, Suomi100, Translation
Posted in Christmas, Folklore, music, translation
Posted in Christmas, Folklore, music, translation
