Grab your allies and enemies with you and come to celebrate the traditional Belgian beer festival! With the admission fee you are permitted to 2-3 hours of unlimited beer/cider/cola while watching misbehavers getting punished in the most imaginable ways in the middle of the circle.

What: Cantus
When: 10.3 at 7:00 pm –>
Where: In Smökki, afterparty in Rantasauna
Price: 15 €
Tickets: Wristlet’s with cash!
Selling day and time: 11 am – 2 pm Feb 22nd @ Kanditalo lobby, Otakaari 1.

More information HERE!

—-What is Cantus?—-
Cantus is a traditional Belgian student party. Participants sit in a circle (U shape called corona) of tables, facing to the middle. See Wikipedia for further information.
Cantus team: Includes Senior, Punishers and waiters.
– The Senior leads the cantus following more or less strict rules, called Codex. His word is the law and he chooses the songs to sing and punishments to execute.
– The punishers look mean and make sure that participants follow the codex. If they detect misbehaviour they are the ones to execute punishments.
– Waiters make sure that all participants get their beer/cider/cola.
Punishments: Resulting from the long history in Belgium, a wide set of most imaginable punishments has been developed. In the mildest punishment you are asked to shut up and drink another beer while the cantus continues uninterrupted. For more severe and intentional violation of the codex the cantus is ceased and the Senior will order a suitable punishment to be executed in the middle of the corona for one or several participants. If you behave yourself you can easily avoid all punishments, but in the other hand if you’re into a show…

Drinks: When buying your ticket, you can choose out of beer, cider or cola. In cantus you’ll be provided unlimited amount of the drink you’ve chosen beforehand.
Waitering: In this cantus we serve the drinks in cans. Only one drink is given to a participant at a time, and a slightly crushed can should be given to the waiter in order to receive a new one. Hold the crushed can above your head so the waiters know you’re thirsty. 😀
Songs: the codex includes mostly well-known pop and rock songs, traditional Belgian songs in Latin and English and some Finnish drinking songs.
Dresscode: The cantus is a really messy event, the tradition includes throwing beer on other participants when the punishers are not looking. Tables usually get soaking wet and you’ll might get dirty during punishments. This said, wear your less fancy clothes.

FAQ

1. I don’t drink beer or cider, can I still join the party?
Sure, we can serve you also cola or water, however the price will be still the same.