From: lchoqu%peruvian.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Lee Choquette)
Subject: More calendar questions
Date: 11 Sep 92 17:20:22 MDT
Organization: University of Utah CS Dept

(Please note my new E-mail address.)

While in Finland I picked up a card from the post office with postage rates on
one side and a calendar on the other.  The name days on the calendar don't
correspond to either of the calendars that were posted here.  Do the
Finland-Swedes have their own set of name days?  If so, maybe I should tell my
friends they need to give me presents on the 30th of May.  :-)  Kent?  Annika?

Other calendar questions:  Since when did Alla hj{rtans dag (Valentine's Day)
get on Nordic calendars?  Is that something the greeting card industry thought
up?  Why do the Finns celebrate Kristi himmelsf{rdsdagen (Ascension Day in the
UK; we don't have it in the US) on a Saturday instead of a Thursday like the
Swedes?  What's the point of having a holiday on Saturday?  Why don't I end a
sentence with a period?
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
   . . . Lee Rurik Choquette . . . . The nice thing about standards  . . . .
  . . lchoqu@asylum.cs.utah.edu . .  is there are so many to choose from. .
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Tannenbaum . . .

                          Finlandssvenska namnsdagar
                          --------------------------
 1.1  (ny}rsdagen)                       1.2  Berit
 2.1  Gerhard, Gert                      2.2  Disa
 3.1  Patrik, Patricia                   3.2  Hugo
 4.1  Rut                                4.2  Marianne
 5.1  Lea                                5.2  Sture
 6.1  Harry, Harriet                     6.2  Dorotea, Dora
 7.1  August, Augusta                    7.2  Rikard, Rickard, Dick
 8.1  Gunnar                             8.2  Rigmor
 9.1  Bror                               9.2  Bodil
10.1  Sigurd                            10.2  Elin, Ellen
11.1  Osvald                            11.2  Isabella, Isa
12.1  Eivor                             12.2  Elma
13.1  Knut                              13.2  Algot
14.1  Zacharias                         14.2  Valentin
15.1  Doris                             15.2  Sigfrid
16.1  Gudmund                           16.2  Kaj
17.1  Anton                             17.2  Carita
18.1  Laura                             18.2  Tyra
19.1  Henrik, Henry                     19.2  Fritjof
20.1  Fabian                            20.2  Ragnborg
21.1  Agnes, Agneta                     21.2  Alf, Alva
22.1  Fridolf                           22.2  Hildur, Hilda
23.1  Ingegerd                          23.2  Bjarne
24.1  Jarl                              24.2  Mattias, Matts, Mats
25.1  Paul                              25.2  Signhild
26.1  Arnold                            26.2  Ingvar
27.1  Folke                             27.2  Torsten
28.1  Karl, Carola                      28.2  Rune, Runa
29.1  Valter, Volter
30.1  Gunnel, Gunilla
31.1  Alfhild, Alfa

 1.3  Albin                              1.4  Harald
 2.3  Fanny                              2.4  Vidar
 3.3  Torbj|rn                           3.4  Ferdinand
 4.3  Atle                               4.4  Odin
 5.3  Laila, Leila                       5.4  Irene
 6.3  Rudolf, Rolf                       6.4  Vilhelm, Viljam
 7.3  Gudrun                             7.4  Allan
 8.3  Filip, Filippa                     8.4  Rea
 9.3  Edvin                              9.4  Elias, Elis
10.3  Aurora                            10.4  Frejvid
11.3  Torgny                            11.4  Verna
12.3  Gregorius, Greger                 12.4  Julius, Julia
13.3  Ernst                             13.4  Etel
14.3  Matilda                           14.4  Ruben
15.3  Kristoffer                        15.4  Linda
16.3  Herbert                           16.4  Helmer
17.3  Gertrud                           17.4  Otto
18.3  Edvard                            18.4  Valdemar
19.3  Josef, Josefina                   19.4  Bernhard, Bernt
20.3  Joakim, Kim                       20.4  Arla
21.3  Bengt                             21.4  Camilla
22.3  Viktor, Viktoria                  22.4  Gun
23.3  Axel                              23.4  Georg, G|ran
24.3  Gabriel, Gabriella                24.4  Albert
25.3  Gunvor, Gunver                    25.4  Markus
26.3  Emanuel, Immanuel                 26.4  Teresia
27.3  Torvald                           27.4  Engelbrekt
28.3  Sune                              28.4  Ture
29.3  Jonas                             29.4  Henning
30.3  Tage                              30.4  Mirjam
31.3  Irma, Irmelin

 1.5  Valborg                            1.6  Rabbe
 2.5  Vivan                              2.6  Vendla
 3.5  Asl|g, ]sl|g                       3.6  Viola
 4.5  Rosa                               4.6  Selim
 5.5  Ulrik                              5.6  Stig
 6.5  Frej, Freja                        6.6  Gustav, G|sta
 7.5  Tua                                7.6  Robert
 8.5  ]ke                                8.6  Kjell
 9.5  Rainer                             9.6  Dag, Daga
10.5  Aina                              10.6  Svante
11.5  Kennet                            11.6  Hj|rdis
12.5  Charlotta                         12.6  Eskil
13.5  Flora                             13.6  ]sa
14.5  Edit                              14.6  Tord
15.5  Sofia                             15.6  Mona, Monika
16.5  Ester                             16.6  Eugen
17.5  Hagar                             17.6  Germund
18.5  Erik, Jerker                      18.6  Ingolf
19.5  Emilia                            19.6  Sigrid, Siri
20.5  Lilli                             20.6  Inga
21.5  Konstantin                        21.6  Ingemar, Ingmar, Inge
22.5  Hemming                           22.6  Paula, Paulina
23.5  Gunborg                           23.6  Adolf
24.5  Alarik                            24.6  Johannes
25.5  Urban                             25.6  Uno, Une
26.5  Vilhelmina                        26.6  Viveka
27.5  Ingeborg                          27.6  Elvira, Elvi
28.5  Alma                              28.6  Leo
29.5  Orvar                             29.6  Peter, Per
30.5  Rurik                             30.6  Leif
31.5  Helge, Helga

 1.7  Kasimir                            1.8  Gerda, Gerd
 2.7  Maria, Marika                      2.8  Holger
 3.7  Egil                               3.8  Linnea
 4.7  Ulrika, Ulla                       4.8  Vera
 5.7  Ulf                                5.8  Gurli
 6.7  Halvar                             6.8  Sixten
 7.7  Klas                               7.8  Yrsa
 8.7  Tor, Tore                          8.8  Sylvia
 9.7  Nanna, Nanny                       9.8  Eira
10.7  Saima, Saimi                      10.8  Lars
11.7  Eleonora                          11.8  Susanna
12.7  Herman                            12.8  Klara
13.7  Joel                              13.8  Alfons
14.7  Alice                             14.8  Svea
15.7  Ragnhild, Ragni, Ragna            15.8  Marita
16.7  Reinhold                          16.8  Brynolf
17.7  Ossian                            17.8  Verner
18.7  Fredrik, Fredrika                 18.8  Bo
19.7  Sara, Sally                       19.8  Magnus, M}ns
20.7  Margareta                         20.8  Samuel, Sam
21.7  Johanna, Jenny                    21.8  Sven
22.7  Magdalena                         22.8  Ivar
23.7  Olga                              23.8  Signe
24.7  Kristina, Kerstin                 24.8  Bertel, Bertil, Berta
25.7  Jakob                             25.8  Lovisa
26.7  Marta                             26.8  M{rta, M{rit
27.7  Heidi                             27.8  Ralf
28.7  H}kan                             28.8  Hilding
29.7  Olof                              29.8  Ines, Ina
30.7  Asta                              30.8  Emil
31.7  Helena                            31.8  Arvid

 1.9  Gottfrid                           1.10 Ragnar
 2.9  Synn|ve                            2.10 Ludvig
 3.9  Solveig                            3.10 Evald
 4.9  Roland                             4.10 Frans
 5.9  Ragnvald                           5.10 Ingrid, Inger
 6.9  Felix                              6.10 Bruno
 7.9  Regina                             7.10 Birgitta, Brita
 8.9  G|te, G|ta                         8.10 Frank
 9.9  Evert                              9.10 Marina
10.9  \sten                             10.10 Alexis
11.9  Alexander, Alex, Alexandra        11.10 Bj|rn
12.9  Dagny                             12.10 Valfrid
13.9  Ylva                              13.10 Ebbe, Ebba
14.9  Ida                               14.10 Elsa, Else
15.9  Runar                             15.10 Hedvig, Hedda
16.9  Hellevi, Hillevi, Helvig          16.10 Stella
17.9  Hildegard, Hildegerd              17.10 Vesta
18.9  Hervor                            18.10 Saga
19.9  Torborg                           19.10 Viking
20.9  Erna                              20.10 Birger, B|rje
21.9  Gunl|g                            21.10 Ursula
22.9  Mauritz                           22.10 Anita, Anja
23.9  Tekla                             23.10 Severin, S|ren
24.9  Alvar                             24.10 Fjalar
25.9  Sigvard                           25.10 Yvonne
26.9  Finn                              26.10 Nina, Ninni
27.9  Torolf                            27.10 Tryggve
28.9  Leonard, Lennart                  28.10 Simon
29.9  Mikael, Mikaela                   29.10 Alfred
30.9  Mikaelid, Roger                   30.10 Ada
                                        31.10 Artur

 1.11 Gunhild                            1.12 Oskar
 2.11 \jvind                             2.12 Beata
 3.11 Erland                             3.12 Urda
 4.11 Carina                             4.12 Barbara, Barbro
 5.11 Torhild                            5.12 Selma
 6.11 Gustav Adolf                       6.12 Nils
 7.11 Botvid                             7.12 Agata, Agda
 8.11 Styrbj|rn                          8.12 Magnhild, Magna
 9.11 Teodor, Theo                       9.12 Anna, Anne
10.11 Martin, M}rten                    10.12 Judit
11.11 Boris                             11.12 Daniel, Dan
12.11 Konrad, Kurt                      12.12 Tove
13.11 Kristian                          13.12 Lucia
14.11 Iris                              14.12 Ove
15.11 Leopold                           15.12 Sverker
16.11 Arne, Arna                        16.12 Ad*le (* = e with acute accent)
17.11 Einar, Enar                       17.12 Rakel
18.11 Max                               18.12 Abraham
19.11 Elisabet, Lisa                    19.12 Isak
20.11 Hjalmar                           20.12 Torkel
21.11 Hilma                             21.12 Tomas
22.11 Cecilia                           22.12 Rafael
23.11 Yngve                             23.12 Elof
24.11 Siv                               24.12 Adam, Eva
25.11 Katarina, Karin                   25.12 (juldagen)
26.11 Dagmar                            26.12 (annandag jul)
27.11 Astrid, Estrid                    27.12 Hans
28.11 Sten                              28.12 Pia
29.11 Edgar                             29.12 Frida
30.11 Anders                            30.12 David
                                        31.12 Sylvester
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