All Saints Day

Saturday was All Saints Day in Finland. I think Martin Luther first set All Saints Day as November 1. It was Holy Day or Hallowed Day. Hence, the night before was All Hallow's Eve or ultimately Halloween. This is a loose report. You are welcome to google it and get the real story. So Saturday everything but the Kiosks and flower shops were closed. It was like Christmas is in the United States. It is customary to place candles on the graves of your deceased family members. We're not clear on how to handle night shots with our camera. Perhaps we can (uh) read the manual, practice, and then get some good shots of the fireworks on next July 4th. Seriously, we understand there will be great fireworks on the river New Year's Eve. So maybe by then we'll have the camera figured out. It is also customary to place candles on the graves Christmas Eve. So there'll be another chance. These pictures were taken around 5PM.