Category page: customs and religion

A primstav is an old wooden calendar-stick, marking the days of the year and important events. It splits the year into two equal halves: summer and winter.

It is said that all people are equal in Heaven. But the historical churchyard shows us that no such equality applied here on Earth.

In my childhood, life was simple. And the small joys of Christmas lifted our spirits – and delivered us safely into the new year.