As a way to remember and honor the dead during Christmas as well as light up the darkest days of winter, there is a Finnish tradition of placing candles in the cemetery on Christmas Eve. 
This is a Finnish Cemetery in Squaw Lake, Minnesota. We countedabout 100 ice candles tonight.
Friends Marlene and Larry and my sister Sandi and I drove here tonight. I am not Finnish but so appreciate this tradition that the Finnish people have here and abroad. Very touching......
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I didn't know about this tradition for Finns, Sue. Thank you for the photos....very beautiful and touching. Merry Christmas to you!
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