Pre-Vappu After Work Meetup Finnish Style

"ylioppilaslakki" - which is the white hat you see in the event picture. Feel free to wear YOUR traditional high school cap/hat/or university version. The more the merrier.HISTORY: The Finnish name for May Day, “Vappu”, originates from Catholic St. Walpurgis, whose commemoration day was celebrated on the 1st of May. The first May Day festivities in Finland started in upper-class families in the 1700’s. At that time people celebrated the day by going horse riding enjoying the greenery of spring, and held parties drinking mead, sima in Finnish, at home together with friends and family.Later Vappu became the celebration of the workers – Labour day. In 1970s, when the left wing political parties was very popular in Finland, there were thousands of people attending red flag waving parades organized in major Cities of Finland. Nowadays the political climate is very different and the most visible group of celebrants are the STUDENTS. Vappu symbols the end of the school year and graduation but most importantly it’s a massive party. When you hit the streets during Vappu, it will be impossible to miss the groups of loud and happy students wearing colorful overalls full of different patches, drink in their hand and a white student cap on their heads.For example 2018 - Helsinki about 80,000 people "crowned" Havis Amanda statueWatch the video here [https://yle.fi/news/3-10185467](https://yle.fi/news/3-10185467?fbclid=IwAR0JLq4vVReKZ1YvR6CPxuv-F1eunFzljDGTXcezg7MXWZbphDdMarUOl2o)

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