Thursday 25 April 2019

Great Thursday

Thursday of Holy Week

 This is the day we traditionally  dye our red eggs.

Done and dusted
Red eggs boiled, dyed and polished with olive oil. I boiled the eggs last night and our traditional person got into action early this morning to make sure operation red-egg was carried out to his satisfaction . He dyed and polished them all himself.

Tonight is the long service of the reading of the Twelve Gospels.  At the end of the evening women remain to decorate the bier of Christ with flowers, preparing for Good Friday when his effigy is removed from the cross and placed amongst the flowers.  They often go out in groups to see what the women in the other churches have done and admire and gossip.  My daughters and usually a grandaughter or two usually take part in the ritual.  The after midnight run to the other churches with giggly friends and the competition for best decorated bier is always a big draw.

I just got a call from my daughter asking if we have any blossom on our lemon trees.  None this year at all.  It was all destroyed in last weeks hail storm.  They are scrambling round to find enough flowers to cover the big wooden platform.


25th April
ANZAC day
Australian and New Zealand Army Corp
Remembrance Day in both countries
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  1. wisps of words25 April 2019 at 13:02

    OK, why red eggs? Because of the blood spilled and etc.?

    Not sure about ANZAC Day. It might be a remembrance of a massacre, like another "Day"... Galopli maybe.

    But anyway, Happy ANZAC Day!

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    1. local alien25 April 2019 at 13:44

      Remembrance Day for the armed forces. I'm sure every country has a day when they remember those who have died for their freedom et all

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  2. Yael25 April 2019 at 13:08

    Here, too, is the last day of Passover, a family dinner, and from tomorrow evening we can eat bread again.

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    1. local alien25 April 2019 at 13:44

      These holidays are great but isn't it so nice to get back to normal!

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  3. angela25 April 2019 at 15:02

    We had a quiet Anzac Day.
    Our footy team plays in the tradition AFL game of the day
    We won so I was a happy girl.
    It’s very cold and raining so I won’t be going to church
    I’ll be snug in bed.

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    1. local alien26 April 2019 at 05:24

      Good for your team, Australian rules?
      Warm and sunny today although my sis in law says Good Friday is always overcast and usually raining. Wrong

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  4. Susan Heather25 April 2019 at 15:33

    Those red eggs polished with olive oil look lovely. When are they eaten?

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    1. local alien26 April 2019 at 05:22

      The first eggs are eaten at the meal after the midnight resurrection service and then most of them are eaten on Easter Sunday...not before

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  5. Cathy25 April 2019 at 16:32

    I remember dyed eggs from my childhood - well before commercial times, no or maybe not many chocolate ones to be seen.

    The Golfer went into the city to take part in the 'big' march. He is still sprightly but so many of his 'mates' are using the 'transport' they put on to allow the 'walking wounded' to take part.
    It's get longer each year now that descendants are allowed to take part.

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    1. local alien26 April 2019 at 05:20

      NZ had, maybe had, probably still does have chocolate covered marshmallow eggs. I wish I could try a couple of those. We will be getting real hot cross buns tomorrow, brought across from England, Yeh

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    2. local alien26 April 2019 at 05:21

      Wish I could edit my replies. I always hit the punblish button too soon. But you get the gist

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    3. local alien26 April 2019 at 05:23

      punblish?

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  6. wisps of words26 April 2019 at 09:15

    "Punblish"... I like it!!!!!

    🌱🌱💚🌱🌱

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