In Helsinki, Finland, Havice was mentioned? Amanda is well known. She is a bronze statue of a naked girl standing in the circular spray pool of the south pier square in the city center. Facing the sea, she held her chin in one hand and stared quietly at the Gulf of Finland. She's called? The goddess of the sea . It is said that Amanda was a famous Finnish sculptor Wielaert at the beginning of this century. Vallgren wrote it in Paris.

From 65438 to 0877, 22-year-old Vallgren went to Paris for further study and lived there for 36 years. Artists in foreign countries are crazy about the motherland, and his artistic creation also shows this deep attachment. From 65438 to 0905, Vallgren, 50, modeled herself on a Finnish girl studying in Paris, and successfully created the image of Amanda. 1907, this statue of a naked woman was exhibited in Paris. The next year, Amanda appeared in the center of the Finnish capital. After the unveiling of the statue, many local women and conservatives objected to displaying the image of naked girls in public places, thinking it was harmful. Amanda's dignified, delicate, gentle and elegant manners and beautiful and smooth lines vividly show the beauty of a pure girl's heart and appearance, which won the appreciation of college students. Under their protection, the statue of Amanda has been preserved in South Pier Square. Today, this bronze statue has become a symbol of Helsinki. No matter spring, summer, autumn and winter, all tourists who come here for sightseeing should take photos with her as a souvenir.

However, the most lively day in front of Amanda's statue is the college students' hat festival on April 30 every year. On this day, Amanda became the focus of attention. It is said that at the beginning of this century, a? May day? On the eve of the festival, a group of college students dined at the Cowolhorn Hotel near the statue of Amanda and reveled all night. While celebrating, it suddenly occurred to them that Amanda was standing alone in the cold night. The students immediately bought a tablecloth from the restaurant and put it on Amanda. A young man had an idea. He took off the white dome black hat that only college students are qualified to wear and put it on Amanda's head. Since then, every year? May day? On the eve, there are always college students who put on white hats for Amanda. Over time, it has become an annual fixed festival.

Since the mid-1970s, in order to maintain social order, at the suggestion of the Finnish police, the time to wear hats has been changed to the afternoon of April 30th every year. By then, thousands of young people, almost all college students, will gather in the South Pier Square in downtown Helsinki. There are also teenagers in the crowd who will take the college entrance examination in the near future. Some handsome old people stand out. It can be seen from the yellow college students' hats that they carry with them that they used to be college students. Spontaneously organized small bands are scattered in every corner of the square, playing cheerful music, strings of colorful balloons floating high in the air, full of people's laughter, and the whole square and nearby streets are full of excitement and strong festive atmosphere.

A huge ivory crane stretched out its long boom for the college students who put hats on Amanda? Bridge paving? . In the past, college students jumped into the fountain to bathe Amanda with buckets and long-handled brushes, and then climbed the statue to put a hat on Amanda. Since the early 1990s, to protect this statue? The goddess of the sea Bronze statue, carrying college students with a modern large crane to put on Amanda's hat. At six o'clock in the afternoon, eight college students, male and female, dressed in bright sportswear, formed a circle and were slowly lifted by a crane and moved to the top of the statue of Amanda. Each of them carried a small bucket with a long rope, took several buckets of water from the fountain and sprinkled it on Amanda.

At this time, applause and cheers broke out in the crowd in the square. Eight college students just left, and a proud young man in a white hat was sent to Amanda by a crane. He has been waving his white college hat to greet people. Just as he put it on Amanda's head seriously, almost everyone in the square put it on her head at the same time. Suddenly, the square miraculously turned into a white ocean. At the same time, the crowd broke into long and warm cheers. People couldn't restrain their inner excitement and opened the champagne that had already been prepared. The sound of opening a bottle rang like firecrackers, and the mellow wine sprayed out hit the crowd like raindrops. People toasted each other and drank heartily, and started the annual all-night carnival.

The Finnish authorities have very strict restrictions on drinking. Drinking alcohol in public places and streets is prohibited by law, and buying alcohol requires a special wine card. However, April 30th every year is an exception. Champagne is on sale in the shop. In the square. Almost everyone in the street holds wine glasses and bottles, and some even hand them to you. Invite you to drink with Huanhuan in a friendly way. Everywhere you go, you can see groups of college students holding hands, shaking their bodies rhythmically and singing melodious ancient folk songs. Others hold a small spray can and spray each other with sponge-like colored strips like noodles. More people dance disco with rhythmic music. Finns, who have always been simple, honest, calm and unwilling to be exposed, changed their introversion and became very cheerful and generous, swigging champagne bottle after bottle, singing loudly one after another, dancing and wearing hats again and again until the early morning of the next day.