Going to A Christmas Fair at -20'C

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Woke up this morning and jolted when I realized it was -20'C. I had a date with a Brit friend to meet at the Christmas fair in downtown Sodankylä, Finland. It is my first Christmas fair, so I wanted to go there to see what they had in store. Turned out there were lots of things they sold, like X-mas decorations, warm sweaters, woolen hats and socks, cakes, gingerbread cookies, wall hangings, etc. Here's a pic of one of the vendors. Wanna know what I put on to make sure this tropical girl was warm enough? I put on a pair of long john pants (the regular ones made of cotton), another pair of angora long john pants (VERY VERY warm!!!), a pair of leg warmers, and two pairs of socks (a pair of thin summer socks and another warm pair of socks). Then I put on a short-sleeved top (made of cotton) and a long-sleeved top (dunno what it is made of but it's VERY warm). Then I put on my long anorak and I also brought a long shawl with me to cover up my face in case it felt too cold. Plus of course I had my pipo (woolen hat) and a pair of thermal gloves. With all those layers of clothes, surprisingly it actually didn't feel too cold. I thought I would feel too cold and go back home right away ha ha ha...'coz I had to walk to the place. Are there any X-mas fairs in your place or near your place? And when it's so cold outside, do you go out? If you do go out, how many layers of clothes have you put on? Do you have a long anorak? Anyway, since today's cold outside, hubby and I are going to enjoy sauna later this evening. YIIIIIIIIIIIIPPPPPPPPPPPPIIIIIIIIIEEEEE!!! ;-D I hope you're having a WONDERFUL weekend, everybody!!!