The title
of this post troubles me. Each topic deserves per si one post. But without
internet the last month (or months?), I didn’t have the opportunity to blog
much.
No
complaints, tho, because, I borrowed Madame Adrienne’s internet USB whatever,
and now – here am I! \O/ Merci beaucoup to her.
So, May 5,
and today is Easter in this part of the world. I already wrote my “Ode toEaster” last year, but I could never know, that in such an international city,
I would celebrate Easter twice this year. Not bad at all.
In case you’re
curious to know why, it’s the following: the Western Church (e.g. the
Protestants & the Roman Catholics) and the Eastern Church (i.e. the Orthodox
Church, the Coptic Church and a number of small Christian groups in MENA) have
different liturgical calendars. Now, some Western Christians, living in
the East, want to celebrate special
occasions according to their calendar. Personally, I am pleased with any dates
as long as we celebrate, so I am more than happy to celebrate Christmas and
Easter twice.
And it
might be my impression, but it seems to me that Easter here is a bigger thing
than Christmas. Well, I didn’t do much, besides putting my Palm leaves on the
door (which actually, the owner of my apartment did) and washing my feet in a
Church that looks pretty much like a synagogue. However, I sang in Church the
beautiful Mozart “Laudate Dominum” and after
calling the family in Brazil and some trays of muffins, I am mixing my “SimmelCake”. Well, you might doubt that, since I am typing this post, but I was tired
of standing in the hot kitchen and decided to blog a bit. =P
He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!!
Happy Easter!!!
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