...Seasonal events include the Kalevala Festival on February 28th and Runeberg Festival on February 5th. On May 1st, "Vappu Day," male and female university students and graduates parade through the town wearing white caps. Vappu is a contraction of the name of a Catholic saint, Valpuri, who was martyred in the 780s, and is a fusion of her anniversary and a pagan Germanic summer festival. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Vappu" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…季節的行事としては2月28日にカレワラ祭,2月5日にルーネベリ祭がある。5月1日の〈バップVappuの日〉には男女の大学生および卒業生が白い覆いの学生帽をかぶって街を練り歩く。バップは780年代に殉教したカトリックの聖女の名バルプリValpuriの縮約形で,彼女の記念日と異教時代のゲルマンの夏祭とが混和して発生したものである。… ※「Vappu」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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