Cokato Historical Society New Year’s Open House
The Cokato Historical Society has a unique event coming up on Sunday. The annual New Year’s Open House in the Centennial Room in Cokato will be taking place that day from 1-to-4 p.m. – and the Finnish custom of melting tin will be demonstrated.
The melting tin demonstration involves people melting a piece of tin and then tossing it into a cold pail of water. The resulting shape is supposed to foretell what kind of year you will have. It’s a free event, but there is a small fee if you decide to keep your tin shape and there will be people there helping to interpret what the shape foretells.
The custom was brought to America by Finnish immigrants in the 1800s and it gave them an excuse to get together with neighbors to socialize and give them a break from the long, dark winter months. Also on January 11th, artist Lavona Keskey will be at the Centennial Room in Cokato to answer questions about her new exhibit at the Cokato Museum. For more details, call 320-286-2427 or go to cokatomuseum.org.
