Fast life?

[vera_j]

Does it seem only to me that our lives have accelerated...haha, it seems after 50, all right!
Everyone is suprised because it is almost Easter. If it were not for the Easter decorations in the shop windows, I wouldn´t notice . Also thanks to that time change, I would miss a chance to buy a huuuuge pile of sweets: small chocolate bars, chocolate biscuits, chocolate eggs, chocolate bunnies, chicks, ducks...CHOCOLATE  coins ( euros actually, they were cheap and look good), fruit jelly and other sweet things. I have spent a lot on this and will buy more. Why? After the last year experience, I have to prepare myself for an invasion of children who will arrive in groups, chant their Easter "carol" and will beat me with their willow pleated rods - decently. I wonder, there are more and more groups, there are probably quite unknown kids who learned that they would get a nice treat in our house.
Today also people in the library were moaning about the same "time disruption". Actually women - we agreed that we needed clean the windows and the houses and arrrange food for the Easter... I bet you know.
Nice weather is promising - let´s hope it lasts!

Comments

[quarryquest.livejournal.com]

Is this beating with willow rods a Czech Easter custom?

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, it is. It brings health and fertility and only women are beaten by men - but all children beat ...all women. This goes for Bohemia, in Moravia the girls can pour water on the boys on Easter Monday for the same reason. Funny, this particular custom is limited on Moravia only.

[watervole.livejournal.com]

Ooh, tell me more of this Easter custom - but in an email as I'm just about to go away for four days and may miss a lot of LJ.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Enjoy the holidays and yes, I will write (email) something more later!

[lifegirl7.livejournal.com]

i have read about the rod beatings for candy. I can only imagine how fun that must be for you and the children. I wish we had that here.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, lots of fun and noise - we scream and laugh and all is upside down!!:-)

[ultrapsychobrat.livejournal.com]

This is the first I've heard of this custom. Do you also have the Easter Bunny and baskets? How about dyed and decorated eggs?

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

We have nothing like your cute Bunny but we have the eggs - I think I will post a short summary with some pictures...wait, I have a long woking day today...:-)

[luinielle.livejournal.com]

Yes please, post a summary with pictures!! :o)

And yes, sometimes it feels as if life/days pass very quickly. But other times, it passes too slowly! Especially when I'm looking forward to something. :o)

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

You are right, then I can see why time is relative!:-)