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Helkajuhla site in Ritvala village

Courtesy of Museovirasto, Kansatieteen kuvakokoelma | CC BY 4.0

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Date

1887

Artist

Selim Lindqvist

Collection

Finnish Heritage Agency (Museovirasto)

Image Link

https://museot.finna.fi/Record/musketti.M012:KK3882:1

Description

Original title: Helkajuhlan pitopaikka Ritvalan kylässä

Image Licence

CC BY 4.0

Image Credit

Courtesy of Museovirasto, Kansatieteen kuvakokoelma

Location

Ritvala, Valkeakoski, Pirkanmaa province, Finland

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The village of Ritvala has had a special Helkajuhla feast since the 12th and 11th centuries. The idea is based on the pre- Christian , spring and fertility rites that existed in many peoples and later turned into a spring blessing of the fields. It was believed that if the feast of feasts were stopped, the growth of grain would cease.

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