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Hello again in this colorful autumn! One year has passed again and now it is time for Lilla wappen. Now you may wonder what that means exactly. Don’t worry I got you covered!
You may have heard of wappen or vappen, or May day in english. If you do not know about May Day you can read more on this site. Otherwise the chance to experience it may show up faster than you expect. The reason that I mention May Day so much is that they are related to each other. On May Day, we celebrate the beginning of summer and after the May Day celebrations, you have the right to wear your graduation hat. As the Swedish song goes Sommartider hej hej. A great song to listen to when summer comes around
However, the leaves are now yellow and it is time to cozy up and enjoy a nice warm cup of cocoa (preferably with a hint of mint…). When darker and colder times starts creeping up on you, it is time for Lilla Wappen or Little Walpurgis. Little Walpurgis is celebrated the last day of September to welcome the autumn. Usually we celebrate the festivities with a three – course meal. At the end of the evening the Chair of the Board of the Student Union gives a more relaxed speech and asks the students to put their hat upside down. This shows the inside of the graduation hat. The students will then wear the hat upside down as long as the night keeps going and after that they put the hat away until the next May. This tradition has taken different forms throughout the years, this form has been a working concept the last years.
Lukas Akantu
Board member (Studentculture)
Student Union of Åbo Akademi University
VIDEO
All student unions in Finland want to wish all students a Happy May Day with a video we made together!
ÅAS, together with the other Student Unions, wishes everyone a Happy May Day celebration!
Follow the student cap’s journey through the student cities. This year, the student unions in Finland celebrate May Day (Wappen) 2021 together but from a distance.
Video edit: Niklas Grönholm & Julia Liewendahl
Music: Meet & Fun! – Ofshane
Welcome to the week of May Day for both Åbo and Vasa
In this event, we gather the different events organized by the different associations of ÅAU, and they are free for everyone to participate in. We will update this page as more events show up. You will find the links to the Facebook events below.
Monday 26 April 2021
• Kemistklubben’s 100-Club
• Digital game night with SF-klubben at 6 p.m. via Zoom
• Come and join or participate when Pictura photoshops at 6 p.m.
• Half past six at yours’ – Valpurgis edition, with StuBi and Pedactus
Tuesday 27 April 2021
• Online Beer Pong with KK, HF and SF.
• Escape (breakout)room with Impuls and Kleio at 7 p.m. via Zoom.
Wednesday 28 April 2021
• Donate blood from 10 a.m to 4 p.m.
• Kemistklubben’s bingo
• Sewing night with Vocalis via Zoom at 7 p.m. Come and fix your overall ready before Walpurgis and chill in good company.
• Prewappen-sitz with Astérix and DaTe at 6 p.m. via Zoom.
• Gnosis cook-along at 8 p.m.
Thursday 29 April 2021
• Movie night with SF-Klubben
Friday 30 April 2021
• Walpurgis dinner in Vasa
• Walpurgis dinner in Åbo
• The Chair of the Board Joonas Karlsson’s May Day speech will be streamed online on The Student Union’s Instagram at 5.50 p.m.
Saturday 1 May 2021
• Wappbrunch: Make a corona safe may day brunch or picnic at home. Remember to follow the governments restrictions!
Associations
If you want to get your event on this page, please contact Julia or Lukas at the Student Union.