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понедельник, 28 февраля 2011 г.
And again letter.
Dear Meg,
Thanks a lot for your letter. It was so interesting to hear about celebration of Saint Valentine's day in England. You asked me to tell about Estonian celebration. I choose a coming celebration - Maslenitsa (Shrovertide). It's Russian celebration, but Estonian people celebrate it too.
Shrovertide - is a sunny and funny farewell to winter and meeting of spring, generating in nature warmth of the sun. People from old times perceived Shrovertide as the beginning of spring, new life, and worship the sun, giving life and strength to all animals, plants and people. In honor of the sun people baked pancakes and still doing that now. Ancient people believed pancake as a symbol of the sun, because it is like the sun: yellow, round and hot. And people believed that together with the pancake, they eat a piece of sun power.
Now during this holiday people cook and eat pancakes, often go to visit. Most of all I like the tradition of riding on sledge. Each year at the Song Festival Ground organized a big celebration. There is big concert and people are riding on sledges.
I like that holiday very much, because for me it's associated with ending of winter end beginning of spring.
That's all for today. Hope to hear from you soon.
All my love,
Thanks a lot for your letter. It was so interesting to hear about celebration of Saint Valentine's day in England. You asked me to tell about Estonian celebration. I choose a coming celebration - Maslenitsa (Shrovertide). It's Russian celebration, but Estonian people celebrate it too.
Shrovertide - is a sunny and funny farewell to winter and meeting of spring, generating in nature warmth of the sun. People from old times perceived Shrovertide as the beginning of spring, new life, and worship the sun, giving life and strength to all animals, plants and people. In honor of the sun people baked pancakes and still doing that now. Ancient people believed pancake as a symbol of the sun, because it is like the sun: yellow, round and hot. And people believed that together with the pancake, they eat a piece of sun power.
Now during this holiday people cook and eat pancakes, often go to visit. Most of all I like the tradition of riding on sledge. Each year at the Song Festival Ground organized a big celebration. There is big concert and people are riding on sledges.
I like that holiday very much, because for me it's associated with ending of winter end beginning of spring.
That's all for today. Hope to hear from you soon.
All my love,
posted by Nick at 20:57
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