# Happy Saint Urho Day!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 16, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-urho-day/1028489 "2026-03-16T15:14:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-urho-day/1028489/1 "2026-03-16T15:14:46Z")

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For those who want to get a head start on St. Patrick, today is the day to celebrate the legendary [St. Urho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Urho).

From the wiki article:

> _The legend now states that St. Urho drove away [grasshoppers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper) (rather than frogs) from Finland using the [incantation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incantation) “Heinäsirkka, heinäsirkka, mene täältä helveteen!” (“Grasshopper, grasshopper, go from hence to Hell!”), thus saving the Finnish grape crops._

So, don your purple and green finery and enjoy the day!

ps: If you ever find yourself near Menahga, Minnesota, you can visit the impressive statue and even get a selfie with the photo stand up.

[![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczPQlQsnS94I5LmSjP_sm8WH8FyrtOUuVkIzM3S4PJEQ6dCCj47ScuoFxvvlU2FHGtSbRAMZmyd0zYuUWz3ZMXb4BQVtOZDtshO9_oksGidB5_sEdVqNdBDcnqgnbEwYR52oNkFhVPI0aXH96yDRV0aHkQ=w1274-h796-s-no?authuser=0) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczPQlQsnS94I5LmSjP_sm8WH8FyrtOUuVkIzM3S4PJEQ6dCCj47ScuoFxvvlU2FHGtSbRAMZmyd0zYuUWz3ZMXb4BQVtOZDtshO9_oksGidB5_sEdVqNdBDcnqgnbEwYR52oNkFhVPI0aXH96yDRV0aHkQ=w1274-h796-s-no?authuser=0)

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**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-urho-day/1028489/2 "2026-03-16T17:39:22Z")

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What sort of tool is that in Urho’s hand, some kind of thatcher I suppose?

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-urho-day/1028489/3 "2026-03-16T18:27:05Z")

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I always thought it was a pitchfork.

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**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-urho-day/1028489/4 "2026-03-16T18:42:38Z")

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That grasshopper must have been as big as a dog to get caught with a pitchfork like that.

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**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-urho-day/1028489/5 "2026-03-16T19:27:23Z")

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1.82 meters tall.  
[![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dedc12e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/314x425+0+0/resize/314x425!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2F0f%2F976df264578c9785a3f7548abb4c%2Fla-david-carradine1973-kkq0pqnc) ](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dedc12e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/314x425+0+0/resize/314x425!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2F0f%2F976df264578c9785a3f7548abb4c%2Fla-david-carradine1973-kkq0pqnc)