Easter Holidays

Making connections: traditions and rituals of love and devotion, or, When you wish upon a heart

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I found another photo that’s similar to the one I showed you earlier of the ribbons and pieces of cloth tied at an Islamic shrine in Syria. I took this photo in the lovely garden of a gold onion domed Russian Orthodox church in the Bulgarian countryside, where the branches of a tree were tied … Read more about Making connections: traditions and rituals of love and devotion, or, When you wish upon a heart

Recollecting Easter Holidays and the Renaissance of Caravanning

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My childhood memories of Easter: painting hard-boiled eggs red with my Russian baboushka; gluing pastel coloured cotton wool balls onto a silly hat (um, I mean, helping my mum make my Easter bonnet for the class competition); aching legs from standing for hours in the incense-filled Russian Orthodox church; wondering why my Easter bonnet didn’t … Read more about Recollecting Easter Holidays and the Renaissance of Caravanning