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Kekri (festival), the Glossary

Kekri, also known as keyri, köyri, köyry (in Torne Valley) kööri and kegri (in Karelian), is a Finnish and Karelian harvest festival, celebrated in the fall.^[1]

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Autumn events in Finland
Autumn festivals

All Saints' Day

All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the Solemnity of All Saints, and Hallowmas, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the Church, whether they are known or unknown.

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Allhallowtide

Allhallowtide, Hallowtide, Allsaintstide, or the Hallowmas season is the Western Christian season encompassing the triduum of All Saints' Eve (Halloween), All Saints' Day (All Hallows') and All Souls' Day, as well as the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (observed on the first Sunday of November) and Remembrance Sunday (observed on the second Sunday in November) in some traditions.

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Cristfried Ganander

Cristfried Ganander (21 November 1741 in Haapajärvi – 17 February 1790 in Rantsila) was a Finnish compiler of folk culture, a priest and an 18th-century lexicographer.

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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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Genius loci

In classical Roman religion, a genius loci (genii locorum) was the protective spirit of a place.

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Halloween

Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. Kekri (festival) and Halloween are autumn festivals.

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Harvest festival

A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. Kekri (festival) and harvest festival are autumn festivals.

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Kajaani

Kajaani, historically known as Cajanaburg (Kajana), is a town in Finland and the regional capital of Kainuu.

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Karelian language

Karelian (karjala, karjalan kieli|label.

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Karelians

Karelians (karjalaižet, karjalazet, karjalaiset; karjalaiset; kareler, karelare; karely) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group who are indigenous to the historical region of Karelia, which is today split between Finland and Russia.

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Libation

A libation is a ritual pouring of a liquid as an offering to a deity or spirit, or in memory of the dead.

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Meänmaa

Our Land, or sometimes Torne Valley or Torne River Valley (Tornionlaakso; Tornedalen) lies at the border of Sweden and Finland.

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Michaelmas

Michaelmas (also known as the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, the Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels) is a Christian festival observed in many Western Christian liturgical calendars on 29 September, and on 8 November in the Eastern Christian traditions.

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Mikael Agricola

Mikael Agricola (c. 1510 – 9 April 1557) was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman who became the de facto founder of literary Finnish and a prominent proponent of the Protestant Reformation in Sweden, including Finland, which was a Swedish territory at the time.

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Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk (p; Karelian, Vepsian and Petroskoi) is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some.

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Prayer for the dead

Religions with the belief in a final judgment, a resurrection of the dead or an intermediate state (such as Hades or purgatory) often offer prayers on behalf of the dead to God.

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Republic of Karelia

The Republic of Karelia, Karjala or Karelia (Каре́лия, Ка́рьяла; Karjala) is a republic of Russia situated in the northwest of the country.

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Samhain

Samhain, i or Oíche Shamhna is a Gaelic festival on 1 November marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or "darker half" of the year. Kekri (festival) and Samhain are autumn festivals.

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Sauna

A sauna is a room or building designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions, or an establishment with one or more of these facilities. Kekri (festival) and sauna are culture of Finland.

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Soul cake

A soul cake, also known as a soulmass-cake, is a small round cake (though they more resemble in appearance and texture a shortbread biscuit, with sweet spices) which is traditionally made for Halloween, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day to commemorate the dead in many Christian traditions.

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Suomenlinna

Suomenlinna (until 1918 Viapori), or Sveaborg, is an inhabited sea fortress composed of eight islands, of which six have been fortified; it is about 4 km southeast of the city center of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.

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Tver Karelians

Tver Karelians are a people who inhabit regions of Tver, Saint Petersburg, and Moscow.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Votive offering

A votive offering or votive deposit is one or more objects displayed or deposited, without the intention of recovery or use, in a sacred place for religious purposes.

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Winter Nights

Winter Nights (vetrnætr) was a specific time of year in medieval Scandinavia, held 28 days after the autumn equinox.

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Yakov Sverdlov

Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov (– 16 March 1919) was a Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician who served as Chairman of the Secretariat of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) from 1918 until his death in 1919, and as Chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (head of state of the Russian SFSR) from 1917 until his death.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kekri_(festival)

Also known as Kekri (fest), Kekri (harvest festival).