Two examples of locally-made carved Christmas birds

 

A Christmas bird, carved from a single strip of wood.
  
 

 

This is an example
of an American adaptation, since Finland doesn't have
humming birds.

 

Showing a himmeli, a mobile of rye straw made by the
hostess, Debbie Kurtti.
  
 

 

Two examples of straw goats, another Scandinavian Christmas
tradition.  Another example of local craft traditions.

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