All Entries in the "Customs" Category
Zebra Piñata
The Christmas season is fast approaching and it always makes me think of the festive customs from other cultures. Although my background is of slavic origin, I feel a strong connection with Italian culture and also have an interest in Spanish culture. One Spanish custom I am intrigued with is the tradition of the Piñata, [...]
Fruit Corso in Tiel
I was sent a Powerpoint Presentation of the 2007 Fruit Corso held in a Dutch town called Tiel in the province of Gelderland. I was unaware of this annual event and immediately did some research online to find out more. It turns out that it is a huge celebration held in early September of local [...]
Easter ritual
Easter is another religious based celebration which has become somewhat commercialised. I have been most fortunate to have grown up with a European background where the symbolism of Easter was more than just chocolate easter eggs. I will always remember the night before Easter when my father would prepare the dye for the hard boiled [...]
Valentine’s Day
“Love in its essence is spiritual fire.” ~ Swedenborg ~ That is one of my favourite quotations on the theme of love and I had it engraved on a Russian wedding ring I gave to my husband six years ago. Ignoring the present day commercialism, what does Valentine’s Day mean to you? For some it [...]
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