Happy Easter 2014!

 I think it is a wonderful Spring time event marking all good in our life. When I was a kid I used to love all the preparations like coloring and painting eggs and baking traditional Orthodox Easter cakes called "Paska". My Mom also decided to bake them herself this year, and I would like so much to try again one of these tasty creations. 

What about me? I am kind of limited this year with just 10 eggs colored and decorated with lovely stickers which I still have from the special Easter decoration sets. Initially I boiled 12.. but I don't know why I always end up with 2-3 eggs completely destroyed. So even remaining ones are not perfect, but still I have Easter eggs in India!!! Yey! So today we will say each other phrases "Hristos Voskrese" - "Voistinu Voskrese" (Christ has Risen!) and exchange kisses into cheeks three times (I like doing it with my D)) as per the Russian tradition, and may be will have Egg game.

A lovely Easter poem father sent in the sms as I am writing this post (in Russian):

Ты яичко золотое на ладошку положи,

И на ушко тихо Богу жизнь свою всю расскажи.

Он поймет и не осудит, и подскажет на перед:

Где соломинку подбросит,

Где на ушко что шепнет.

Лучик солнца шлет с небес:

Радуйся, Христос Воскрес!

Happy Easter to all! Enjoy your day and be happy!

Easter in India and -0.5

Hello, dears! Today just a post about main events of the last week. One of them was, as some of you might know, an Orthodox Easter. This year it happened very late, and here in India, I didn't feel at all like it was IT actually, with +40 C outside and sunshine from morning till evening. However, our small community of Russian wives here made it tradition to get together on this holiday, attracting our husbands to participate in celebration and enjoy Russian dishes :) At least my husband got used to heavy Russian meals, long talks at the table, and drinks. Okay, this is true :)

I too prepared Easter eggs. This year they were coloured pretty well. I decorated them with stickers I got from home last to last year - so good to see familiar pictures!

 

Some stickers I made myself from a glittery Indian tape :)

Another (remarkable for my life) thing happened - I was prescribed to wear spectacles! Yuppie! Well, not all the time, as I have got only -0.5. I shall use specs when I read, watch TV, crochet, etc. And as the doctor said: " Parties and all - you can go without specs." Thank you, this was some relief to know! So now I will have cozy times wearing my new beautiful accessory and reading one of my favorite novels (which I by the way, ordered on line).

I had had a busy week start. Our preschool mentor came from USA to give parenting and teachers' workshops. It was a thrilling experience! She, always smiling American lady, a great educator, professor and a wonderful personality, has been practising Buddhism for over 25 years now! Her passion for whatever she does in life made me see a clear path of my further career development as well and all prospects it may have. I wish I had more time for everything and for everyone. Though I am grateful to the powers of Universe for giving me such friends, who care for me so much, because it was them who insisted on me having eye check up done. I have got really nice people recently into my life, who encourage me to be a better person and a better friend. 

Have an inspiring week, my dears!

Happy Easter 2012

Happy Easter! I know that the world celebrated it last Sunday, but today is an orthodox Easter. This is my second one in India, which I try to keep as much close to our way of celebration as I can.
Yesterday evening I coloured eggs, and today me and my husband went to see our friends - couples which consist of a Russian wife and an Indian husband, just like we. These are decorated eggs. Not so many this year, but they look nice :) I took some stickers and colours from my parents when we visited them in the winter. The letters "ХВ" on the eggs mean "Christ is risen" (Russian "Христос Воскрес")

Close up of two eggs with the image of church and a pigeon.

Happy Easter once again! Христос Воскресе!