On Wednesday 8th we had a very big student party in Pori, called Kurnajaiset! The event consists of three main parts, I would say.
First part: there was a 'crawling marathon' (yes, literally, it is no methapher or just an allusion). I think words can't describe it that good, but pictures can. So, have a look:
By the way, here is the official description of the crawling marathon:
The second part: after the crawling all students met in the middle of the city to get 'baptized'. Every first year and Erasmus student was standing in front of a stage while members of the student union (with support of the local firefighters) were giving them a nice, cold shower. That's the Finnish way of saying 'hello' to new students - different, but funny though! But there was more than just the baptizing procedure, for example a little 'Zumba Session' for everyone. In case you do not know 'Zumba', here is an extract from Wikipedia: "Zumba is a dance fitness program created by dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez in Colombia during the 1990s. The program combines Latin and international music with dance in an effort to make exercise fun." There was one instructor on the stage showing all the different steps and the whole audience was taking part in it.
- Lenght of marathon is 50 metres.
- You either crawl on your own without competing or you create a team (4 or more crawlers) and your team participates in a crawling competition.
- Team must be tied together during the race. You must have your own rope or etc. If line breaks you must stop and fix it before you continue.
- All time during the race the contestants knees MUST touch the ground.
- Referees can disqualify or give warnings if they see cheating or any false activity.
- Best dressed team might get a headstart.
- Winning team is the one that crosses first the finnishline (whole team has to cross the line).
- Winners geta trophy on which the team members names will be carved.
- Everyone who crawls the marathon will get a crawling badge.
The second part: after the crawling all students met in the middle of the city to get 'baptized'. Every first year and Erasmus student was standing in front of a stage while members of the student union (with support of the local firefighters) were giving them a nice, cold shower. That's the Finnish way of saying 'hello' to new students - different, but funny though! But there was more than just the baptizing procedure, for example a little 'Zumba Session' for everyone. In case you do not know 'Zumba', here is an extract from Wikipedia: "Zumba is a dance fitness program created by dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez in Colombia during the 1990s. The program combines Latin and international music with dance in an effort to make exercise fun." There was one instructor on the stage showing all the different steps and the whole audience was taking part in it.
The third part: 'Bar Tour' was on! The members of Sammakko printed some bar maps guiding through different places in Pori. In every bar the students had to do different challenges, like 'saying something in Finnish', 'singing a song', 'remembering movie- and tv-show-titles', 'improvising a role-play' and so on. The biggest score you could get was about 8 points, and I have to say our group consisting of Finnish, Italian, Spanish and German people was quite good at it! We almost gained 8 points at every 'bar-station'. :-D We had also to try some Finnish shots. Weird shots. The first one was a 'lakritsi'-shot, yeah right, a shot tasting like liquorice... different, sweet and, well, just not for me. The other one was a shot made out of toffee and mint - interesting, too. No more comment! The last stop of the night was a location called 'Vakuun Nights' hosting Finnish rap artist Petri Nygard. All in all, I have to say it was a great event, nice people, large variety, well-arranged and full of a lot of funny and memorable moments! :-D
The Party Crew
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