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TRIPPING IT ON "THE LIGHT FANTASTIC TOE"
| As a rule, the Finnish peasants are very fine dancers. Their naturalness and enthusiasm in dancing are astonishing, and they throw themselves into the spirit of the dance with an easy grace delightful to behold. During the haymaking and harvesting seasons, the day's work is not infrequently crowned with a feast and dance, and all who have worked are entitled to share in the social gathering |
SUMMER SHADE AND WINTER SHELTER FOR THE WELL
| Testimony to the severity of winter in Finland is supplied by the massive construction of the spacious penthouse built over this well to protect it from heavy snowfalls. Away from the rivers and lakes wells are the principal source of the domestic water supply. The smiling child here is a good representative of the fair-headed peasantry whose origin is Swedish rather than Finnish |