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Bath traditions and kindle baths
Historically, the sauna for Finns considered sacred. Originally housed in the sauna yards, but after some time around the early 20th century baths launched on the shores of lakes, streams, ponds. It was considered good form to go with regular frequency in the bath once a week, at the same time. The firebox bath "air" sometimes had to resort to several rounds steam, which could take a whole day. The furnace baths, separate art! Jacuzzi had to find the right wood, the right to break them in a furnace, and to support new supply adequate temperatures in the sauna. Apart from the firebox bath time robbed lap pool. Arts hearth baths, knitting classes handed down from generation to generation. The baths were not allowed to swear, blackmail, make a din and noise. These rules may know even young children.
Finland Historians say that the general view of the baths as a Finnish Sauna culture - is false. In ancient Finnish community, men and women go to bath at different times and separately. Later in the sauna began to walk the family. Mostly first visited master bath with their employees, and only after they have with their employer assistant. We also have a significant role in agriculture Finns. Rooms used for smoking meat processing flax, seed germination, washing clothes, floors and drying malt. All of these exercises, in which all members of the community, accompanied by folk songs and tell, telling of fairy tales, thinking of desire and guesswork. Foundation and attention to critical days in the national calendar, which knew of success in the coming year, fisheries, hunting, marriage. In some parts of the bath sticks very early, even before sunrise, on the eve of the new year. The smoke from the chimney baths was raised to the sky before dawn while on the popular belief year sales and fortunate. |
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