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Date Posted: 08:51:27 05/01/05 Sun
Author: Ellie
Author Host/IP: dsl-202-173-157-93.vic.westnet.com.au / 202.173.157.93
Subject: Orthdox Easter..

Hello again. Is Orthodox Easter what we call Greek Easter here in Aus? it's 'Greek Easter' this weekend, and as I walked down to the local shopping centre this morning there were the remains of colored, smashed hardboiled eggs on the footpath. Not as many as other years tho.. I think the priest or the council must have had a go at them about cleaning up.LOL!
Yes.. we know the sex of my grandaughter's baby, I went with her and her Mom for her 20 week scan, and she is a little girl! Rebekah is rapt, she wanted a girl, tho of course he would have been just as much loved if a boy.
AND she continues the tradition! For five generations now, there has only been one girl and she ihas been the eldest, my Mom was the only and eldest of 2 brothers, I was the only girl and eldest of one brother, my daughter was the eldest and only of 3 brothers, and my grandaughter the eldest of 2 brothers! Kind of amazing!
Have a lovely week everyone..
Ellie.

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[> Re: Orthdox Easter.. -- tina swinimer, 13:41:06 05/01/05 Sun (hlfx32-85.ns.sympatico.ca/142.177.82.85)

Ellie you and Phyllis will be celebrating Easter on the same week-end..ours was weeks ago-we only break eggs at home-called tipping to see who has the strongest egg.First we have the Easter egg hunt.If the weather is good they are hid outdoors.Hope your Easter was a wonderful experience.
Wonderful that you know the baby will be a girl so that you know what to buy in clothes.When I had my children you had to wait until the baby was born to know if it was boy or girl.Some areas here will not tell you even now.
Was to a church seminar yesterday-was elected with 3 others to represent our church,now I must go bath and get ready for church this morning again and it is raining out and cold for the first day of May.
all the best..Tina


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[> Re: Orthdox Easter..and Ellie's question -- Phyllis, 22:01:33 05/07/05 Sat (dial-69-67-237-168.usadatanet.net/69.67.237.168)

Hi Ellie and Tina,

It is a very rainy Saturday today and more rain is expected for tomorrow.

Yes the Eastern Orthodox easter includes different ethnic backgrounds including Greek, Albanian, Russian and other too. It is the most celebrated and important and joyous Holy Day in the year. The red egg custom began with Mary Magdalene. After Christ's Ascension she went to the Emperor of Rome and greeted him with "Christ is Risen" while giving him a red egg. The egg is symbolic of the tomb and the renewal of life by breaking out of it. The egg itself is a symbol of the Resurrection- while being dormant it contains a new life within.

Ellie, how wonderful that your granddaughter is expecting a little girl. She must be thrilled.

Congratulations Tina on being elected to represent your church. What a great honor.

My daughter's shower will be Sunday on May 15th. So far she does not suspect anything. She believes that we are taking my oldest sister and her husband out to dinner to celebrate her birthday. I hope she will be surprised!

Wishing all a Happy Mother's Day.

I will be going to church and then out to dinner for Mother's day.

Have a good week.
Phyllis


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