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Joulupukki, the Glossary

Index Joulupukki

Joulupukki is a Finnish Christmas figure.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 24 relations: Baltic Finnic paganism, Christmas, Cognate, Culture of Finland, Finland, Finnish language, Finnish mythology, Finns, Folklore of Finland, Germanic languages, Jalmari Helander, Korvatunturi, Krampus, Lapland (Finland), Nordic folklore, Pulk, Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, Reindeer, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (song), Santa Claus, Santa Claus Village, Sled, The New York Times, Yule goat.

  2. Christmas gift-bringers
  3. Finnish folklore
  4. Finnish mythology
  5. Yule

Baltic Finnic paganism

Baltic Finnic paganism, or Baltic Finnic polytheism was the indigenous religion of the various of the Baltic Finnic peoples, specifically the Finns, Karelians, Estonians, Vepsians and Izhorians, prior to Christianisation.

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.

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Cognate

In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language.

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Culture of Finland

The culture of Finland combines indigenous heritage, as represented for example by the country's national languages Finnish (a Uralic language) and Swedish (a Germanic language), and the sauna, with common Nordic and European cultural aspects.

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Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.

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Finnish language

Finnish (endonym: suomi or suomen kieli) is a Finnic language of the Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland.

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Finnish mythology

Finnish mythology commonly refers of the folklore of Finnish paganism, of which a modern revival is practiced by a small percentage of the Finnish people. Joulupukki and Finnish mythology are Finnish folklore.

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Finns

Finns or Finnish people (suomalaiset) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland.

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Folklore of Finland

Folklore of Finland refers to traditional and folk practices, technologies, beliefs, knowledge, attitudes and habits in Finland. Joulupukki and Folklore of Finland are Finnish folklore.

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Germanic languages

The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania and Southern Africa.

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Jalmari Helander

Jalmari Helander (born 21 July 1976) is a Finnish screenwriter and film director.

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Korvatunturi

Korvatunturi is a fell in Lapland, on the border between Finland and Russia.

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Krampus

The Krampus is a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of 5 December (Krampusnacht; "Krampus Night"), immediately before the Feast of St. Nicholas on 6 December. Joulupukki and Krampus are Christmas characters.

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Lapland (Finland)

Lapland (Lappi; Lappi; Lappi; Lappland; Lapponia; Skolt Sami: Ла̄ппӣ мäддкåҍддь, Lappi mäddkå'dd) is the largest and northernmost region of Finland.

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Nordic folklore

Nordic folklore is the folklore of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

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Pulk

A pulk (from puhlke, via pulkka; pulka; pulk; bulki) is a Nordic short, low-slung small sled used in sport or for transport, pulled by a dog or a skier, or in Sápmi pulled by reindeer.

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Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale is a 2010 Finnish fantasy action horror comedy film written and directed by Jalmari Helander about people living near Korvatunturi who discover the secret behind Santa Claus.

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Reindeer

The reindeer or caribou (Rangifer tarandus) is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of Northern Europe, Siberia, and North America.

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Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (song)

"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is a song by songwriter Johnny Marks based on the 1939 story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer published by the Montgomery Ward Company.

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Santa Claus

Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Santa, or Klaus) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve. Joulupukki and Santa Claus are Christian folklore, Christmas characters and Christmas gift-bringers.

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Santa Claus Village

Santa Claus Village (Joulupukin Pajakylä) is an amusement park in Rovaniemi in the Lapland region of Finland.

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Sled

A sled, skid, sledge, or sleigh is a land vehicle that slides across a surface, usually of ice or snow.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Yule goat

The Yule goat is a Scandinavian and Northern European Yule and Christmas symbol and tradition. Joulupukki and Yule goat are Christmas characters, Christmas gift-bringers and Yule.

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See also

Christmas gift-bringers

Finnish folklore

Finnish mythology

Yule

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joulupukki