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St. Uhro's Day
Mar 16, 2023 09:12:05   #
SteveFranz Loc: Durham, NC
 
Today is St. Uhro's day. He is the patron St. of Finland and is known & revered for chasing the grasshoppers out of Finland and saving the wine crop.

During my college years I spent a lot of my summer time in Finland. (Finland, Minnesota) St. Uhro's day wasn't very well known then, but now Finland, MN has an annual St. Uhro's day celebration. I'm wearing purple today in honor of St. Uhro.

St. Uhro's day was originally popularized by one my professors at Bemidji State University, Dr. Sulo Havumaki.

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Mar 16, 2023 09:17:44   #
bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY
 

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Mar 16, 2023 11:38:10   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 

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Mar 17, 2023 12:42:52   #
Herbie1924 Loc: Woodbury, MN
 
Kiitos - I'm wearing my St. Uhro's Day pin right now.

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Mar 17, 2023 20:21:45   #
Equus Loc: Puget Sound
 
Anybody who saves a wine crop needs to be sainted

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Mar 17, 2023 20:37:50   #
JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco
 
How do you chase grasshoppers out of a country?

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Mar 17, 2023 20:42:15   #
Equus Loc: Puget Sound
 
that is the miracle that got him sainted

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Mar 18, 2023 14:42:18   #
SteveFranz Loc: Durham, NC
 
JohnSwanda wrote:
How do you chase grasshoppers out of a country?


The same way you chase all the snakes out of a country.

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Mar 18, 2023 15:06:55   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
My cousin's birthday was yesterday and her Italian Catholic parents named her Patti. A day later and she could have been Uhro!!

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