huitsinhauskaa kalevalanpäivää.

[fivil]

Oi suomalainen kulttuuri. Mitä hienoja asioita oletkaan tuottanut pitkän historiasi aikana. Joista nyt en oikein osaa selittää mitään mieltä ylentävää, vaikka mieleen tulee kyllä vaikka minkälaista kulttuuriperintöä ja hienoja, vähän nykyaikaisempiakin asioita. Ja jotenkin on pakko kirjoittaa suomeksi vaikka tietää, että ehkä vähän voisi

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[plazmah]

Väinämöinen's young rival, Joukahainen, who promises his sister Aino to Väinämöinen when he loses a singing contest.

So much win! I absolutely love learning about classic epics from other cultures. :)

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[fivil]

I meant to mention that! American Idol? We did it first, baby. Instead of a recording deal, there was a girl involved, though.

Re: From the Wiki link

[plazmah]

I just think about how much more hilarious the Mahabharata would have been if the game of dice had been replaced by a singing contest. Ancient Indian Royalty: Would Have Been Fucked If They Went To Vegas. ;P

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[fivil]

Sounds like a good idea for a BW movie... ;)

Anyway, your country's (in this case, your country is India, not Canada) national epic owns my country's in length. JESUS CHRIST that thing is maha.

[eien_chiharu]

Sounds interesting! I really enjoy epics. I'm actually reading The Ramayan right now in my free time at work.

[fivil]

Indian epics are cool! :)

[ninaeatspie]

so, i wiki'ed it (in German) and it sounds like something I'd absolutely LOVE. we seem to be the same person sometimes, it's kinda creepy.

[fivil]

Hahaha, well, I merely plugged it for its Finnishness. I have to admit I haven't read it in full. The whole format of poetry is Hebrew to me sometimes.