It's not Saint Patrick's Eve, if you ask anyone of Finnish descent.
Yep, they have their own saint to make a fuss over as spring comes into sharper focus.
March 16 is Saint Urho Day, honoring the patron saint of Finland's vinyard workers.
Legend has it that Saint Urho chased ravenous grasshoppers out of Finland and saved the nation's vinyards.
It's almost too close to the legend of Saint Patrick ridding Ireland of snakes.
And, yes, it is too good to be true.
Saint Urho is fictional.
He was made up in the 1950's in northern Minnesota as a Finnish holiday in the spirit of what most people celebrate on March 17.
Instead of wearin' the green, the colors folks wear for Saint Urho's Day are green and purple.
Green for grasshoppers, and purple for grapes.
Get it?
Some of the older folks say Saint Urho Day marks the time to stop wearing long underway under your everyday clothes.
Several communities in Minnesota lay claim to starting the Saint Urho tradition, and it's generally believed it started somewhere in the Iron Range.
There are statues of Saint Urho in Minnesota in communities that mark the holiday.
One is a 30-foot high wooden likeness at the intersection of highways 1 and 7 near Finland, wearing what looks like a knit hat and staring straight ahead with his mouth open.
And, yes, a grasshopper carved right above the eyes, and bunch of grapes on the reverse side.
The more well-known statue is a fiberglass figure on highway 71 as you enter Menagha, which, like the town of Finland, has celebrations on or around March 16.
The Menagha likeness is a copy of the original wooden statue, which depicts Saint Urho standing straight and carrying a pitchfork, with a grasshopped impaled on the business end.
Saint Urho's Day may be a popular part of the late winter in parts of Minnesota__ as well as other places like Butte, Montana and Thunder Bay, Canada __ the holiday is relatively unknown in Finland.