{"id":8931,"date":"2014-12-17T02:37:31","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T00:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=8931"},"modified":"2020-12-01T14:11:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T12:11:57","slug":"1712-joulun-aakkoset-christmas-alphabet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=8931","title":{"rendered":"17\/12 Joulun aakkoset \/ Christmas Alphabet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hopeapeilin Elina<\/a> teki t\u00e4llaisen hauskan Joulu-meemin ja kehotti kaikkia halukkaita tekem\u00e4\u00e4n ja niinp\u00e4 Joulukalenterin 17. luukku  onkin omistettu Joulun Aakkosille. Ne sis\u00e4lt\u00e4v\u00e4t minulle t\u00e4rkeit\u00e4 jouluisia asioita. Meemin saa napata t\u00e4st\u00e4 edelleen kaikki jotka haluavat.<\/p>\n

Aamupuuro<\/strong><\/span> – Olen viimevuosina vieh\u00e4ttynyt jouluaamujen riisipuurosta ja sekahedelm\u00e4sopasta. Lis\u00e4\u00e4n viel\u00e4 valmiiseen riisipuuroon kermavaahtoa (entisen anopin kikkakolmonen)<\/strong><\/span>, se tekee itse haudutetusta puurosta erityisen herkullista.<\/p>\n

Brandy<\/strong><\/span> – Olen oppinut pit\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n englantilaisesta jouluvanukkaasta (Christmas pudding)<\/strong><\/span>. Se on oikeastaan kuivaa hedelm\u00e4kakkua jota on kuukauden, pari valeltu brandyll\u00e4 (tai konjakilla jos haluaa pr\u00f6yst\u00e4ill\u00e4)<\/strong><\/span>. Jouluvanukas sy\u00f6d\u00e4\u00e4n l\u00e4mmitettyn\u00e4 kerman tai kermavaahdon kanssa.<\/p>\n

Candelabra<\/strong><\/span> – En juurikaan polta kynttil\u00f6it\u00e4, koska kissa, mutta jouluna sytyt\u00e4n kynttil\u00e4t messinkiseen candelabraani joka on yksi kauneimmista esineist\u00e4ni.<\/p>\n

\"kynttelikk\u00f6\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Downton Abbey Christmas Special<\/strong><\/span> – Sattumoisin tied\u00e4n ett\u00e4 joulup\u00e4iv\u00e4n iltana ITV n\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 Downton Abbeyn Jouluerikoisen. Aiomme is\u00e4nn\u00e4n kanssa katsella sen suorana streamina Englannista.<\/p>\n

Englantilainen joulu<\/strong><\/span> – Pienen perheemme kahdesta kansallisuudesta johtuen meill\u00e4 vietet\u00e4\u00e4n my\u00f6s englantilaista joulua paukkukarkkeineen, kalkkunoineen ja paistinperunoineen. Minusta t\u00e4m\u00e4 on oikein mukavaa.<\/p>\n

Falalalalaa<\/strong><\/span> – Pid\u00e4n joululauluista ja soittelen niit\u00e4 kyll\u00e4stymiseen asti. Kyll\u00e4styminen menee sopivasti ohi seuraavaan jouluun menness\u00e4.<\/p>\n

Graavilohi<\/strong><\/span> – Yksi ehdoton suosikkini jouluherkuista on graavilohi. Sit\u00e4 on oltava aina. Tosin parina viime vuonna \u00e4itini on tehnyt graavilohen sijaan lohimoussea joka on yht\u00e4 hyv\u00e4\u00e4.<\/p>\n

Hunajamantelit<\/strong><\/span> – Sain viimevuonna \u00e4idin tekemi\u00e4 suolaisen makeita hunajamanteleita. Luulen ett\u00e4 niit\u00e4 pit\u00e4\u00e4 saada my\u00f6s t\u00e4n\u00e4 vuonna.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_20131221_162208\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Ilo<\/strong><\/span> – Joulu on minusta ilon ja rentoutumisen aikaa. V\u00e4lt\u00e4n stressi\u00e4 j\u00e4tt\u00e4m\u00e4ll\u00e4 suursiivoukset toiseen ajankohtaan ja nauttimalla kynttil\u00f6ist\u00e4 ja herkuista ja kiireett\u00f6m\u00e4st\u00e4 yhdess\u00e4olosta.<\/p>\n

Jouluy\u00f6, juhlay\u00f6<\/strong><\/span> – T\u00e4m\u00e4n kappaleen aion opetella soittamaan saksofonilla jouluun menness\u00e4. Alku sujuu jo jotenkuten.<\/p>\n

Kastanjat<\/strong><\/span> – Paahdetut kastanjat ovat saapuneet jouluihini kun aloin seurustella engelsmannin kanssa. Hyvi\u00e4 kastanjoita on vain todella vaikea l\u00f6yt\u00e4\u00e4 Suomesta.<\/p>\n

Lahjat<\/strong> <\/span>– Vaikka lahjoja on mukava saada niin niit\u00e4 on my\u00f6s hirve\u00e4n mukava antaa. Siksi mielell\u00e4ni annan my\u00f6s aikuisille lahjoja.<\/p>\n

Muovikuusi<\/strong><\/span> – Is\u00e4nt\u00e4 on havupuille allerginen joten meill\u00e4 juhlitaan joulua muovikuusen voimin. Eih\u00e4n se hajuton kuusi samanlaista joulutunnelmaa tuo, mutta sit\u00e4 luodaan sitten muilla konstein.<\/p>\n

\"plastictree\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Nietokset<\/strong> <\/span>-Paras joulutunnelma syntyy jos ulkona on paljon lunta, ikkunat ovat kuurassa ja ulos voi viritell\u00e4 j\u00e4\u00e4lyhtyj\u00e4. Lapsuuteni jouluihin korkeat nietokset kuuluivat olennaisesti.<\/p>\n

Omat lahjapaperit<\/strong><\/span> – En tykk\u00e4\u00e4 kaupan valmiista lahjapapereista. Niinp\u00e4 k\u00e4yt\u00e4n ruskeaa pakkauspaperia ja koristelen sen haluamallani tavalla. Joskus se on koristeellista nauhaa ja sinettilakkaa, joskus paperinarua ja kulkusia, toisinaan paperiin piirrettyj\u00e4 kuvia.<\/p>\n

Panto<\/strong><\/span> – Englantilainen pantomiimi on v\u00e4h\u00e4n erilaista kuin mit\u00e4 me suomalaiset ymm\u00e4rret\u00e4\u00e4n pantomiimilla. Panto on er\u00e4\u00e4nlainen komediallinen musikaali joita esitet\u00e4\u00e4n aina joulunaikaan. Tarina on yleens\u00e4 joku perinteinen satu kuten vaikkapa Tuhkimo tai Hanhiemo jne. Roolihahmoina on tyypillisesti sankari, sankaritar, pahis, koomilliseksi naishahmoksi pukeutunut mies ja joskus my\u00f6s koomilliseksi mieshahmoksi pukeutunut nainen. Yleens\u00e4 my\u00f6skin yleis\u00f6 saa osallistua tarinan kulkuun huutelemalla n\u00e4yttelij\u00f6ille. T\u00e4n\u00e4 vuonna olemme menossa katsomaan Tampereen Finnish-British-seuran Mother Goose-pantomiimia. Muutama vuosi sitten Englannissa n\u00e4in pantomiimin jonka p\u00e4\u00e4t\u00e4hten\u00e4 n\u00e4ytteli takavuosien taikurijulkimo Paul Daniels vaimonsa Debbien kanssa.<\/p>\n

\"pantoposter\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Queen’s speech<\/strong><\/span> – Englantilaisiin jouluperinteisiin kuuluu kuningattaren puhe klo kolme Joulup\u00e4iv\u00e4n\u00e4. Meill\u00e4 ei t\u00e4t\u00e4 viel\u00e4 ihan hirve\u00e4sti ole harrastettu, mutta kun tuo is\u00e4nt\u00e4 on rojalisti sielultaan niin varmaan t\u00e4m\u00e4kin v\u00e4hitellen liittyy meid\u00e4n traditioihin.<\/p>\n

Rauha<\/strong><\/span> – Meill\u00e4 ei ole kovin paljoa sukulaisia joten meill\u00e4 ei vieraile jouluna ket\u00e4\u00e4n. Eik\u00e4 meid\u00e4n tarvitse vierailla miss\u00e4\u00e4n (paitsi \u00e4idill\u00e4)<\/strong><\/span>. Saadaan rauhassa l\u00f6h\u00f6t\u00e4 sohvalla viltteihin k\u00e4\u00e4riytynein\u00e4 ja m\u00e4ss\u00e4t\u00e4 ja tuijottaa leffoja.<\/p>\n

Sauna<\/strong><\/span> – Tarvitseeko t\u00e4t\u00e4 edes selitt\u00e4\u00e4? Is\u00e4nt\u00e4kin tykk\u00e4\u00e4.<\/p>\n

Tortut<\/strong> <\/span>– Joulutortut ja gl\u00f6gi ovat yksi takuuvarma joulutunnelman luoja ja niit\u00e4 pit\u00e4\u00e4 aina saada, v\u00e4hint\u00e4\u00e4n kerran mutta mieluusti tietysti useamminkin.<\/p>\n

Uuni<\/strong><\/span> – Ilman uunia ei jouluateria valmistu. Englantilaisetkin jouluruuat valmistetaan p\u00e4\u00e4asiassa uunissa, paitsi kinkku joka keitet\u00e4\u00e4n.<\/p>\n

Villasukat<\/strong><\/span> – Palelen helposti ja koska viet\u00e4mme jouluja yleens\u00e4 maalaistalossa, villasukat ovat tarpeen.<\/p>\n

White Christmas<\/strong><\/span> – Yksi joulun suosikki-elokuvistani on Danny Kayen ja Bing Crosbyn t\u00e4hditt\u00e4m\u00e4 White Christmas, Valkea joulu. Usein se kyll\u00e4 tulee jouluna katsottuakin<\/p>\n

Xmas<\/strong><\/span> – Kuten olette ehk\u00e4 huomanneetkin, en k\u00e4yt\u00e4 t\u00e4t\u00e4 termi\u00e4 juuri koskaan. En k\u00e4yt\u00e4 sit\u00e4 koska en pid\u00e4 siit\u00e4. Vain ehdottomassa pakkotilanteessa saatan t\u00e4t\u00e4 lyhennett\u00e4 k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4, mutta en mielell\u00e4ni. (En siit\u00e4k\u00e4\u00e4n huolimatta ett\u00e4 termi on ollut k\u00e4yt\u00f6ss\u00e4 jo 1500-luvulta l\u00e4htien.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ylensy\u00f6nti<\/strong> <\/span>– Omiin jouluperinteisiini on kuulunut jo lapsesta saakka se ett\u00e4 jouluy\u00f6n\u00e4 hiivit\u00e4\u00e4n j\u00e4\u00e4kaapille vuolemaan kinkkua ja herkutellaan se rosollin  ja sinapin kera.<\/p>\n

Zzzz<\/strong> <\/span>– Olen antanut itselleni kertoa ett\u00e4 kuulemma kuorsaan. Mit\u00e4\u00e4n en tunnusta, mutta arvelisin ett\u00e4 jouluna tulee my\u00f6skin nukuttua tavallista enemm\u00e4n.<\/p>\n

\u00c5bo<\/strong><\/span> – Turku on varmaankin se Suomen virallinen Joulukaupunki (Korvatunturin lis\u00e4ksi siis tietysti)<\/strong><\/span>. Jos muuttaisin pois Tampereelta niin se olisi todenn\u00e4k\u00f6isesti Turkuun.<\/p>\n

\u00c4iti<\/strong><\/span> – Jouluaaton viet\u00e4mme jo perinteeksi muodostuneeseen tapaan \u00e4idill\u00e4ni.<\/p>\n

\u00d6inen taivas<\/strong><\/span> – Juuri mik\u00e4\u00e4n ei ole sen kauniimpaa kuin talvinen t\u00e4htitaivas. Parhaimpia lapsuusmuistoja ovat pakkas-illat kun rantasaunasta juostiin yl\u00f6s m\u00e4ke\u00e4 talolle hiukset m\u00e4rkin\u00e4, pyyhkeet kainalossa ja j\u00e4\u00e4tiin pihaan katsomaan linnunrataa ja etsim\u00e4\u00e4n taivaalla vaeltavia tekokuita. Hiukset j\u00e4\u00e4tyiv\u00e4t korpuiksi ja ilma h\u00f6yrysi kosteasta ihosta huokuvasta saunan l\u00e4mm\u00f6st\u00e4. Jouluisin se oli viel\u00e4 kahta tunnelmallisempaa ulkona palavine lyhtyineen.<\/p>\n

\"inenglish\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Elina from Hopeapeili-blog<\/a> did this fun Christmas Alphabet-meme and suggested that anyone who wants should do it also. So I did and the 17th door on the Christmas Calendar is now filled with my Christmas Alphabet, christmassy stuff that are important to me some how. Feel free to copy the meme if you like.<\/p>\n

Art of wrapping<\/strong><\/span> – I don’t like the readymade gift wrappings. So I usually use brown package paper and decorate it myself. Sometimes its posh ribbon with wax seals, sometimes paper string with bells, sometimes I just draw something on the paper.<\/p>\n

Binge eating<\/strong><\/span> – It’s been part of my Christmases since my childhood. You get up late at night and go and nibble some of the ham and mustard and beetroot salad.<\/p>\n

Chestnuts<\/strong><\/span> – Roasted chestnuts came to my life when I started dating Englishman. I love them, but good chestnuts are hard to find in Finland.<\/p>\n

Downton Abbey Christmas Special<\/strong><\/span> – Me and hubby are going to watch it even though we don’t live in England. Christmas specials are something that Finns don’t do on our tv series so they are always very much expected from English series we follow.<\/p>\n

English Christmas<\/strong><\/span> – We have a sort of a tradition spending Finnish Christmas on Christmas Eve and then Christmas day is reserved for English traditions.<\/p>\n

\"englishchristmas\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Falalalalaa<\/strong><\/span> – I love Christmas Carols. I listen them until I’m sick of them, until the next year.<\/p>\n

Gifts<\/strong><\/span> – I love of course receiving gifts, but I also love very much to give gifts. That’s why I always get gifts to adults too.<\/p>\n

Honey almonds<\/strong><\/span> – Last Christmas mum made honey almonds with hint of salt. They were delicious. I think we have to have them this year too.<\/p>\n

Icy weather<\/strong><\/span> – My childhood Christmases always included lots of snow and freezing weather. So I associate snow and very cold weather to Christmas. I love it when windows are covered with icy frost and you can make ice lanterns to the yard.<\/p>\n

\"wintersnow\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Joy<\/strong> <\/span>– Christmas is the time of joy and relaxation for me. I don’t stress about it by making a massive cleaning or clear out at home. I just enjoy all the candles, lights and food and relax.<\/p>\n

Korvatunturi<\/span><\/strong> – That is the place where Santa lives, in Finland. Not at the North Pole, in Korvatunturi, which is at the Lapland of Finland. Korvatunturi has a Santa Park, which is visited by 70 000 tourists every year, from 41 countries.<\/p>\n

Leaf pastry (puff pastry) tarts<\/strong><\/span> – One of traditional Finnish Christmas treats is star-shaped pastries, filled with plum jam and sprinkled with icing sugar. Usually consumed with gl\u00f6gi, which is sort of non-alcoholic mulled wine. I have to get them every year, atleast once, but preferably more than once.<\/p>\n

Mum<\/strong><\/span> – It is sort of a tradition now to go and spend the Christmas Eve with my mum, the traditional Finnish way.<\/p>\n

Nightly sky<\/strong><\/span> – There is not many other things prettier than starry sky in the middle of the darkest winter. One of my best childhood memories is when we used to come from separate sauna building by the lake, up the little hill to the house and stopped on the yard to watch the Milky Way and trying to find satellites wandering over the nightly sky. Wet hair froze into sticks and air was heavy with steam coming from sauna warm body.<\/p>\n

Oven<\/strong><\/span> – Christmas food just doesn’t get done without it. Finnish nor English version.<\/p>\n

Porridge<\/strong><\/span> – I have grown fond of rice porridge, which is very traditional Finnish Christmas food on Christmas morning. Traditionally eaten with dried plum and raisin soup. I usually add some whipped cream into the porridge to make it extra creamy (trick I learned from my ex-mother-in-law)<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"porridge\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Queens speech<\/strong><\/span> – We haven’t really watched it very much, since it’s not always available in Finland, but I think this will slowly join our traditions, after all hubby is a bit of a royalist.<\/p>\n

Raw spiced salmon<\/strong><\/span> – I absolutely love salmon, especially if it’s raw spiced. Usually the spice is just salt, but it’s definitely not the same thing than salted fish. Raw salted salmon is very soft, it literally melts in your mouth, when salted salmon goes hard and rather chewy. Raw salted salmon is quite traditional Finnish Christmas food.<\/p>\n

Sauna<\/strong><\/span> – There just isn’t Finnish Christmas without sauna. And hubby loves sauna too.<\/p>\n

Tree<\/strong><\/span> – Our Christmas tree is made of plastic. My hubby is allergic to pine trees so this is what we must do. Of course it takes something off the atmosphere, when you don’t have the wonderful pine scent, but we just have to add something else to get the desired Christmas feeling.<\/p>\n

Using wool socks<\/strong><\/span> – Since we spend some of the holidays at mum’s place, wool socks are mandatory. House is old and a bit drafty and makes me chilly rather easy.<\/p>\n

\"ct5\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Visitors<\/strong><\/span> – We don’t have much relatives, so we don’t really get much visitors on Christmas. Neither we have to visit  anyone (except mum)<\/strong><\/span>. Which is a good thing because then we can stay in our jammies the whole time. We can lye on the sofa, wrapped inside a blanket, eat ham and watch movies nonstop.<\/p>\n

White Christmas<\/strong><\/span> – One of my favourite Christmas movies, with Danny Kaye and Bing Crosby.<\/p>\n

Xmas<\/strong><\/span> – As you have probably noticed, I don’t really use that term much. I don’t use it because I don’t really like it at all. I might use it in unusual conditions, when absolutely necessary, but I won’t like using it. (Even though it’s been in use since 1500’s.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Yuletide panto<\/strong><\/span> – I saw panto first time couple years back in England, starring with Paul Daniels and his wife Debbie. We don’t have panto here in Finland really. Except those small productions that local Finnish-British societies do. This year we are going to watch Mother Goose, by Finnish-British Society of Tampere. That’s actually tomorrow, so I can soon tell you what it was like.<\/p>\n

Zzzz<\/strong><\/span> – I’ve been told that I snore. I don’t admit anything, but I assume our Christmas will involve lots of sleeping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hopeapeilin Elina teki t\u00e4llaisen hauskan Joulu-meemin ja kehotti kaikkia halukkaita tekem\u00e4\u00e4n ja niinp\u00e4 Joulukalenterin 17. luukku  onkin omistettu Joulun Aakkosille. Ne sis\u00e4lt\u00e4v\u00e4t minulle t\u00e4rkeit\u00e4 jouluisia asioita. Meemin saa napata t\u00e4st\u00e4 edelleen kaikki jotka haluavat. Aamupuuro – Olen viimevuosina vieh\u00e4ttynyt jouluaamujen riisipuurosta ja sekahedelm\u00e4sopasta. Lis\u00e4\u00e4n viel\u00e4 valmiiseen riisipuuroon kermavaahtoa (entisen anopin kikkakolmonen), se tekee itse haudutetusta… <\/p>\n

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