Hi, my darling Markus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you a lot for your nice and pleasant letter!!!!!
How are you going today?
Is everything ok there with you?
Do you have some news for me?
you knwo, todya it is a great Holiday here, it is called Annnuncation Day. they say that even the birds don't make their nests this day, everybody ahve to take a rest and no washing, no cleaning, it is concerned to be a great sin to do some work, I mean to work physically today. is it the same there?
This Sunday it will be Palm Sunday here. and next Sunday it will be already Easter. Honey, I want to tell you about pre-christian tradition. you know, thnak i'm interested in history very much, so I want to share with you my knowlendges)) ok, lets' start! Easter, a Christian festival, embodies many pre-Christian traditions.The origin of its name is unknown. Scholars, however, accepting the derivation proposed by the 8th-century English scholar St. Bede, believe it probably comes from Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon name of a Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility, to whom was dedicated a month corresponding to April. Her festival was celebrated on the day of the ernal equinox; traditions associated with the festival survive in the Easter rabbit, a symbol of fertility, and in colored easter eggs, originally painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring, and used in Easter-egg rolling contests or given as gifts. Such festivals, and the stories and legends that explain their origin,
were common in ancient religions. A Greek legend tells of the return of Persephone, daughter of Demeter, goddess of the earth, from the underworld to the light of day; her return symbolized to the ancient Greeks the resurrection of life in the spring after the desolation of winter. Many ancient peoples shared similar legends. The Phrygians believed that their omnipotent deity went to sleep at the time of the winter solstice, and they performed ceremonies with music and dancing at the spring equinox to awaken him. The Christian festival of Easter probably embodies a number of converging traditions; most scholars emphasize the original relation of Easter to the Jewish festival of Passover, or Pesach, from which is derived Pasch, another name for Easter. The early Christians, many of whom were of Jewish origin, were brought up in the Hebrew tradition and regarded Easter as a new feature of the Passover festival, a commemoration of the advent of the Messiah
as foretold by the prophets. of course, darling, a lot of things have changed form that time, but you see, that I know not only nowadays history, but the ancient also)))
how have you spent your Monday?
as for me it was quite calm and common, after my working day I returned home, cooked some food for dinner, watched "House M.D." and went to my bed. My friend gave me the book, called "Dghuzeppe Balsamo" by Alensand Duma, this book, there are two tomes, it is about Earl Kaliostro. Hvae you ever read this book? or heard about this person? I mena, about Kaliostro? for me it is veyr interesting to read this book, I enjoy reading evry mcuh, especially Duma's wokrs.
Thanks God, with my mother and Nestor everyting is ok, but mother has soem problems with her work, as practically everybody here.
How is your family there going?
What is the weathere there, dear?
here it is very very pleasant, it is very warm, even somethimes hot))) The birds are singing, Sun is shining, and it seems thar the winter has gone, what makes me very happy! therwe is one problem, of course, that I have no spring clothes, and I'm still wearing winter shoes, and sometimes trainers, but you know, for me job it is not evry good to wear sport clothes. there are still problems with payment the salarie,s you know, Icould never imagine that such situation would happen to em and my family. but you see, I was mistaken. I hope that very soon, the situation will improve and everything will be ok! by the way, what is about your new work? Hvae you decided soemhting? are you going to Amsterdam?
Honey Markus, I miss you here very much, and waiting for your letter very much!
kiss and hug you
Viktoria