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OBSERVING ANCIENT TRADITION AT A FINNISH WEDDING FEAST
| Finnish weddings of bygone days were attended by an extraordinary amount of ceremonial ritual. Civilization has modified these practices, and the professional tear-shedders, or wailers, of Finland are now practically non-existent. Nevertheless, tradition still holds her own among the peasantry, as when, during the wedding feast, the veil is ceremoniously lifted from the head of the young bride |
THE "WARM CORNER" OF A FINNISH PEASANT'S COTTAGE HOME
| Very few of the old "smoke cottages" are now to be found in the villages of Finland; they have been superseded by small houses with chimneys and windows. But the stove still remains the principal feature of a cottage interior; monopolising a large portion of the room, it often reaches from floor to ceiling, and its spacious flat-topped wings afford cozy resting-places to the family |