Tomorrow, God willing,
is the graceful celebration of the birth of our Lord and Saviour;
and thus is declared a peaceful Christmas time to all, by advising devotion and to behave otherwise quietly and peacefully,
because he who breaks this peace and violates the peace of Christmas by any illegal or improper behaviour shall under aggravating circumstances be guilty and punished according to what the law and statutes prescribe for each and every offence separately.
Finally, a joyous Christmas feast is wished to all inhabitants of the city.
Christmas Peace has been declared in Finland since the Middle Ages. The present-day Christmas Peace Declaration text was written down from memory by the Town Clerk after the Great Fire of Turku (in 1827).
Merry Christmas to everyone and hope all of you have a joyous and prosperous New Year too!
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