helavalkea

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • A bonfire customarily burned on Ascension Day in some parts of Finland, an "Ascension Day bonfire".

Etymology

Compound from Finnish valkea (fire, white, bright) + Finnish fi (location, point)+ Finnish helatorstai + Finnish Ascension Day.

Origin

Finnish

Ascension Day

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