So right now you are saying- who the heck is St. Urho?! Well, friends, he is the Finnish Saint that drove the giant grasshoppers out of the Finnish Vineyards and saved the day. So, put on your purple (representing the grape color) and go out and have a drink for St. Urho!
Why St. Urho is important to me:
1. I am Finnish. I am a lot of things, a REALLY lot of things, but Finnish probably comprises a bit more then anything else, and my maiden name, Mutkala, is of Finnish descent- thus I am a proud Finn.
2. I love wine, and although the finn's don't produce wine anymore it is said that they did once upon a time, long long ago. Not only did they produce wine, but they would inject vodka into the grapes to make them plumb and juicy. Wow! If St. Urho hadn't scared away all those nasty grasshoppers, who know what would have happened to the wine world? I hear Finn's were instrumental in the development of wine as we know it! (Ha!)
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