Laskiainen

Laskiainen is like a big winter party that happens in some places, especially Finland. It happens around the time when the season changes from winter to spring. People celebrate by doing fun things like sliding down hills on sleds or inner tubes, eating special foods like pea soup and sweet buns called semla, and drinking hot cocoa or berry juice. The word "laskiainen" actually means "to ski down" in Finnish. So it's kind of like a day to have fun playing outside in the snow before it starts to melt and spring comes.