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Let's get into the Easter spirit!

Ας μπούμε στο κλίμα του Πάσχα!

Kim and Ashlee's Cakes & Cookies

evanheijst

ZaftigDelights/KnitzyBlonde

made by agah

Chez Athena

Check last week's here.

Δείτε της προηγούμενης εβδομάδας εδώ.

Preparing For Easter Celebration

We are preparing for celebrating Easter around here. I admit I'm not so into the celebrating spirit this year, but I'm looking forward to it. We have so many traditions! First of all Good Friday is the day of Epitafios. It's a representation of the burial of Christ. Each church has its own funeral procession and all day and through the evening they carry it around the streets, as people follow it with candles in their hand, along with Philharmonic Orchestras and chories. That music always gives me goose bumps. I LOVE IT!

Then on the Good Saturday morning at 11.00 am is the time the Pot Throwing starts, this is to mark the First Resurrection. The Pot Throwing tradition's dating back to the Venetians who used to throw all their old and  useless objects and pots out of their windows on Jan 1st, just as we celebrate new years eve by opening the doors and windows to let the old year out and the new year in, and of course not forgetting the banging pans, fireworks, sounding of horns and sirens. This tradition is now carried on by local Corfiot people all over the Island, from corfu town and surrounding villages.

After that, our local Philharmonic Orchestras are marching, playing joyful music. The main Resurrection Celebration is held later that night. A Greek Orthodox Church Service is held at the main square and once the bells chime midnight the celebration begins with fireworks, orchestral music and singing. (that's when we're holding our decorated candles, to receive the Holy Light).

After that, we eat! Abundance of wine, local Easter dishes, such as red eggs (that we bump one against the other in honor or the Resurection), fogatsa (it's a local bun) and magiritsa (a traditional soup made of the stomach and the bowels of the lamb - it's a little bit disgusting, I know!)

Red eggs

Fogatsa

Magiritsa

Finally, on Sunday, the Easter! We Greeks know how to eat and we overdo it! Another round of the courses from last night, plus barbequed lamb. (we are like cannibals with all this meat, I know!)

(all photos have links)

So, this is more or less the routine we're following here for these upcoming days. That means I'll be out a lot, mostly eating (which is a BAD THING considering that Summer it's on its way). I leave you with my new "Easter Hair". I don't have a proper photo in the sunlight yet, but it's pretty light red!

I wish you all to have the best days of your life and I'll be back to you soon.

Feel free to share your own Easter Traditions. I'd love to know.

Easter Cards

This Sunday it's Easter and what better way to wish "Happy Easter" to the ones you love other than a beautiful handmade Easter Card. I've left my imagination run wild and I've made these cards. I've used stickers that I've printed out myself (some animals are a free printable from here and the others are just clip  arts for CoreDraw), glitter (OF COURSE), felt,  puffy paint, decorated tape e.t.c.

Do you like them or not?
Anyway, Happy Easter to everyone of you who's celebrating!

The Creations Of The Day

The last few days I've been creative... A LOT! I've been making mostly decorated candles for the Easter. Some of them are already in the shop of my friend Helena (I forgot to take pictures but I'll show you the ones that I made yesterday). They are so simple to make, all you need is inspirations and any kind of stuff you have around. I've used paper napkins, raffia, sea shells, ribbons e.t.c. Here, take a look.

Tell me what you think.

And how about your creativity. Has it been awaken now that Spring has finally arrived?

Creative Weekend

Hello again. How are you today? I hope you've had a wonderful weekend. Mine has been really creative and fun. First of all I've added some more details to my Indie Biz Workbook and have started working on the first session.

Despite that, on Sunday I've attented a workshop about Easter Creations. To tell you the truth, I didn't learn something new, but I liked the idea of going somewhere like that and create along with others. It was so much fun and I really enjoyed it. I'm even thinking that I should try teaching something like that one day! After all, I have 5 years experience on teaching crafts to children (I work as a part time teacher in elementary schools for the subject of Art) and I've been crafting all my life. It's the only thing that I feel I'm really good at.Who knows...

So, how was your weekend?

Δημιουργικό Σαββατοκύριακο

Γειά σας και πάλι. Πώς είστε σήμερα; Ελπίζω όλοι να είχατε ένα υπέροχο Σαββατοκύριακο. Το δικό μου ήταν πολύ δημιουργικό και διασκεδαστικό. Πρώτα απ'όλα πρόσθεσα μερικές λεπτομέρειες στο Indie Biz Workbook μου και ξεκίνησα την πρώτη εργασία.

 

Ανεξάρτητα από αυτό, την Κυριακή πήγα σ'ένα εργαστήριο για Πασχαλινές Δημιουργίες. Για να πω την αλήθεια, δεν έμαθα τίποτα καινούριο, αλλά μου άρεσε η ιδέα να πάω σε κάτι τέτοιο και να δημιουργήσω μαζί με άλλους. Είχε πολλή πλάκα και το διασκέδασα πάρα πολύ. Αφού σκέφτομαι ότι θα έπρεπε να διδάξω κι εγώ κάτι τέτοιο κάποια μέρα! Έτσι κι αλλιώς, έχω 5 χρόνια εμπειρία στο να διδάσκω χειροτεχνίες σε παιδάκια (δουλεύω ωρομίσθια σε ολοήμερα δημοτικά σχολεία στο μάθημα των Εικαστικών) και ασχολούμαι με τις χειροτεχνίες όλη μου τη ζωή. Είναι το μόνο πράγμα που νιώθω ότι είμαι καλή. Ποιός ξέρει...

Λοιπόν, πώς περάσατε το Σαββατοκύριακό σας;