Editing May Day (section)

==Finnic regions==
=== Estonia ===
May Day or "Spring Day" (''Kevadpüha'') is a national holiday in [[Estonia]] celebrating the arrival of spring.

More traditional festivities take place throughout the night before and into the early hours of 1 May, on the [[Walpurgis Night#Estonia|Walpurgis Night]] (''Volbriöö'').

=== Finland ===
[[File:TampereMayDay2013.jpg|thumb|May Day festivities in [[Tampere Central Square]], Finland.]]
In [[Finland]], Walpurgis night (''{{lang|fi|Vappu}}'') ("{{lang|sv|Vappen}}") is one of the five biggest holidays along with Christmas Eve, [[New Year's Eve]], Easter (''{{lang|fi|Pääsiäinen}}''), and [[Midsummer]] (''{{lang|fi|Juhannus - Midsommar}}'').<ref name="Williams2016">{{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Victoria |title=Celebrating Life Customs around the World |date= 2016 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1440836596 |page=217 |language=en |quote=During the Walpurgisnacht Walpurgisnacht, or Walpurgis Night, is one of the names given to the night of 30 April, the eve of Saint Walpurga's feast day that falls on 1 May. Since Saint Walpurga's feast occurs on 1 May the saint is associated with May Day, especially in Finland and Sweden.}}</ref> Walpurgis witnesses the biggest [[carnival]]-style festival held in Finland's cities and towns. The celebrations, which begin on the evening of 30 April and continue on 1 May, typically centre on the consumption of [[Sima (mead)|sima]], [[sparkling wine]] and other [[alcoholic beverage]]s. Student traditions, particularly those of engineering students, are one of the main characteristics of ''{{lang|fi|Vappu}}''. Since the end of the 19th century, this traditional upper-class feast has been appropriated by university students. Many ''{{lang|fi|[[lukio]]}}'' (university-preparatory high school) alumni wear the black and white [[student cap]] and many higher education students wear [[Student boilersuit|student coveralls]]. One tradition is to drink [[sima (mead)|sima]], a home-made low-alcohol [[mead]], along with freshly cooked [[funnel cakes]].