RE: What animal represents your country
September 19, 2013 at 7:15 am
(This post was last modified: September 19, 2013 at 7:23 am by Kayenneh.)
Oh Poca, that's quite pretty. Reminds me of the Swedish dalahäst (Dalecarlian horse), a very common symbol for Dalarna, a province in the middle of Sweden.
![[Image: fpo4mm36.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.nationalsouvenirs.com%2Fuploads%2Finfo%2Ffpo4mm36.jpg)
EDIT: And regarding the link you posted, I totally forgot about the bear! According to an ancient superstition, you're not supposed to call a bear a bear, because saying his true name will summon him and make him powerful. So, though karhu is bear in Finnish, it can also be called e.g. otso (also used as a male name), mesikämmen (literally translated it means honey paw) and kontio. The bear is also called the king of the forest, but that's a title he shares with the moose
EDIT: And regarding the link you posted, I totally forgot about the bear! According to an ancient superstition, you're not supposed to call a bear a bear, because saying his true name will summon him and make him powerful. So, though karhu is bear in Finnish, it can also be called e.g. otso (also used as a male name), mesikämmen (literally translated it means honey paw) and kontio. The bear is also called the king of the forest, but that's a title he shares with the moose
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
