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Post by chatnoir on Dec 24, 2006 13:48:43 GMT 1
Nope... usual quarrelling here... going or not going... pffft...
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Post by kyrie on Dec 24, 2006 13:54:17 GMT 1
Part of Christmas, no? Any special traditions for tomorrow?
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Post by chatnoir on Dec 24, 2006 13:58:06 GMT 1
Yeah, but it's getting nasty Special tradition? Can I count the travelling as a special tradition? Compromises everywhere lol You?
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Post by kyrie on Dec 24, 2006 14:03:19 GMT 1
Travelling? Where are you going? No, not really.
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Post by chatnoir on Dec 24, 2006 14:08:05 GMT 1
To the other granny's and the cousins' at the countryside... (80 kms close to the Croatian border ) @ the others: Hey, everybody! How do you celebrate The Big Day?
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Post by kyrie on Dec 24, 2006 14:56:26 GMT 1
I have just tried all of the 7 cakes we did. ;D Yummy! And now I'm getting ready to go to Dad's Aunt.
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Post by nisha on Dec 24, 2006 15:03:03 GMT 1
The way we usually celebrate Chrsitmas We usually got all the cookies and cakes baken in advance of a week cuz me and my mum are baking freaks ;D The tree is just being decorated and to start off the Christmas dinner there is a tradition of a common prayer before the eating frenzy is launched So we say a prayer and eat a waffle with honey and garlic, that is so called starter usually followed by different kind of soups ( depens on a particular region ) and then the main menu is carp with potato-vegetable-dressing salad. This is the same all over Slovakia, carp is very typical. And then the gifts are coming Personally, I love to go to church to take a part at a midnight mass. We are quite religious so this is always a breathtaking experience for me, very enriching and powerful in many different ways. I love to take a minute in the church after the ceremony itself is over to spend some time in silence and contemplating. Thats it, girls. And by the way, poppy in Slovak is "mak"
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Post by chatnoir on Dec 24, 2006 15:04:42 GMT 1
I'm still amazed by this 7 cakes! lol
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Post by kyrie on Dec 24, 2006 15:07:20 GMT 1
That sounds wonderful, Sami! I see some similarities with the dinner and stuffing with food. My mom just put some wheat crops under the tree. Apparently it's a custom. Hm, will have to research this more.
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Post by kyrie on Dec 24, 2006 15:08:42 GMT 1
I'm still amazed by this 7 cakes! lol Well, one of it the famous madjarica. or Hungarian pie, I guess. I forgot how you call it, Zee.
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Post by chatnoir on Dec 24, 2006 15:25:55 GMT 1
Sami, it's great! Thank you for telling us! Is this garlic stuff a Slavic custom btw? @ Nena: ;D Actually I forgot how does it look like... *blush*
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Post by nisha on Dec 24, 2006 15:26:05 GMT 1
Well, stuffing with food is just a pure result of a day long famishing And I wonder who actually invented this kind of tradition cause that must have been a hell of a malicious man What is madjarica made of? Here you get a lot of cookie called "pernik", made of a special kind honey dough. I do not even try to bake it cuz I always screw it up totally and the whole stuff ends up in the dustbin. Hate it. The only cookie that doesnt like me
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Post by chatnoir on Dec 24, 2006 15:28:16 GMT 1
This pernik is EVIL!!!! What did you bake, Sami?
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Post by nisha on Dec 24, 2006 15:30:54 GMT 1
@zee: Garlic could be a Slavic custom cuz if I am right it dates back centuries ago. Btw, I love garlic and I usually put it into everything even tough its really heavy for digesting And puts off potential kissers
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Post by chatnoir on Dec 24, 2006 15:34:26 GMT 1
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