The summer vacation is almost here! Tomorrow is the day when most schools have their closing ceremony. Traditionally, the last song of the ceremony is Suvivirsi, a summer hymn. Some schools have decided not to have it in their programme, because there are so many students who don't belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, and being allowed to leave the room during the hymn would be inconvenient for all. Some other people won't let their kids attend the ceremony if Suvivirsi is not sung. If you live in Helsinki, you can join the mass event tonight and sing Suvivirsi with thousands of people.
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Not "having to", "being allowed to". You know, because of freedom of religion.
Totta. Mä korjasin sen. Kiitos! :)
Is suvi/kesä the same thing exactly or is there a subtle difference somewhere? Or is it a regional/dialect difference?
This was literally almost 9 years ago and I donät think anyone cares at all, but I'm pretty sure suvi is an older and less accurate definition of summer (can also just be "not winter", which is funny). It's also used in names, whereas kesä isn't (at least as much). Hope this helps, even though I seriously doubt that it will. Ever
And if so I probably will never know, but thanks :)
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