A different kind of Christmas movie

[paceus]

This is my Christmas post -- it's about a Finnish fantasy/slight horror movie Rare Exports. The movie is about five Finns (all male; there's one woman in this movie, and we see her for a fraction of a second or something like that) discovering the origins of Santa Claus. The real Santa is a good deal more like Terry Pratchett's Hogfather than the

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[xylohypha]

The movie sounds quite interesting. It's also fun to hear about how traditions (holiday and otherwise) vary between cultures, and thank you for sharing this.

A bundle of twigs, eh? That's more threatening than the lump of coal naughty children are threatened with--occasionally--around here. (Though as I don't know anyone who uses coal for heating around here, it would be difficult to find a lump of it if a misbehaving child needed to be chastised!)

[paceus]

You're welcome! I also think the differences are fascinating, and part of the reason I wanted to post about this was to know more about your customs. :)

I was wondering if the twig-thing was unique to Finland, actually; I couldn't remember. But a lump of coal sounds familiar! So there's an equivalent there, even if it's not the same. And yes, the Finnish version is more than just lack of a pleasant gift! It's interesting how the lump of coal is still familiar to people even though actual heating coals might not even be used anymore.

[semyaza]

ROFL. Very different indeed. I'm permanently signed in.

[paceus]

I should have known -- you post a lot about YouTube, after all! I was kind of annoyed that I needed to sign in; I watch plenty of YouTube videos but I guess they're usually tamer...

I'm glad you liked it. :D