Read this article on EuropeUpClose at http://www.europeupclose.com/a-visit-to-finlands-santa-claus-village If you’re anything like me - single, with no young kids, and not 10 years old myself - then you might share my reluctance to admit any great excitement for Christmas. There’s something embarrassing about feeling giddy at the first sign of peppermint, and people look at you like you’re crazy if you sing along to carols in shops. Truth is, Christmas is for kids and most adults are proud to be cynical about the holiday. But in the north of Finland, in a region called Lapland, is a place where Christmas is celebrated in all its red and white glory, by young and old, year-round. A place where if you don’t have exuberant enthusiasm for all things merry, you’re not welcome. It’s the land of the Northern
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