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Russian Orthodox Easter preparations

March 9th, 2008 · No Comments

This past Wednesday Max and Alex came over for practice their English.  After our time together, Max stated that he was going to his parent’s house for a Russian celebration called “Maslenitsa.”  I had never heard of this celebration so I found some information on the internet.
Here’s what I found:
Maslenitsa is a purely Russian holiday, [...]

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Tags: Life where I live · Trying to understand Culture where I live

Why so early, why at all?

March 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Growing up in the US, I knew it would happen twice a year. We even learned a “cute” little rhyme so that we could remember.
While in junior high or high school I remember one spring that it was so dark when it was time to catch the bus to school that they changed the [...]

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Tags: Reflections on Life as we know it