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Mardi Gras - February 25, 2020
First, let’s take a look at Mardi Gras which is celebrated in February or March of each year. This year 2020 it was celebrated on February 25. It is a time to party and eat! Bourbon Street in New Orleans is the place to celebrate Mardi Gras! Wearing beads is a huge tradition. Plus eating delicious food, dressing up In costumes, dancing to great music, parades and having fun.
Hindu Holi – March 10, 2020
This is a popular ancient Hindu Festival. Other parts of Asia and even some countries in Europe and America celebrate this colorful holiday. Holi is popularly known as the Indian "festival of spring” – “beginning of the harvest season", the "festival of colors", or the "festival of love.
St. Patrick’s Day – April 17, 2020
Saint Patrick's day is in honor of the Patron Saint of Ireland, St. Patrick, who brought Christianity to the Emerald Isles -Ireland in the 400’s AD. It is truly a day of celebrating Irish history, ancestry, traditions and customs. Such as shamrocks and leprechauns, to green beer and Corned Beef and Cabbage. Saint Patrick's Day parades are popular in many cities around the U.S. Interestingly, the first St. Patrick’s Day parade did not take place in Ireland. It took place in New York City, in 1762.
April Fools’ Day – April 1
Traditionally, April Fool's Day is an opportunity to play jokes or tricks on one another. The stranger and the more absurd the trick the better. The challenge is to carry out a trick that is believable, if only for a little while. Tricks are most successful if played earlier in the day before a person is wise to what is going on. Any tricks or jokes must be harmless and in good taste for the unsuspecting "victim". And, we suggest you think twice before pulling one on the boss, even if he or she is known to be of good humor.
Passover – April 8, 2020
Passover begins at Sundown on April 8, 2020, this year. It is the celebration of the freeing of the Jews from Egyptian rule around 3000 years ago. At the time, the Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians’ ruler Pharaoh Ramses II. God instructed Moses to go to Pharaoh and ask for freedom for the Jews. His plea of "Let my people go" was ignored despite Moses' warning of punishments by God if the Israelites were not freed. God then sent 10 terrible plagues upon the people of Egypt. The Pharaoh then freed the Jews who immediately fled Egypt. Moses led them through the wilderness and he even, with God’s help, parted the sea so that the Israelites could pass through it to dry land. They had not time to take food with them when they left Egypt, so they took dough and baked it into thin crackers in the hot dessert sun. These crackers were called Matzoh.
To commemorate the freeing of the Jews, matzoh is eaten in place of bread during Passover.
Good Friday - April 10, 2020
On Good Friday, Jesus Christ died on the cross. But he only died in human form. Christ was nailed to the cross at noon. His death came at three o'clock pm in the afternoon. He then arose from the dead-on Easter Sunday morning to show us that there is life after death in heaven.
Easter: - Sunday, April 12, 2020
The date for Easter changes every year. It is the first Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox. The real meaning of Easter, is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. To Christians, it is the most special day of the year. The word "Easter" comes for the Saxon pagan festival, honoring the goddess "Easter.” The goddess Easter's symbol is the rabbit. Easter also is celebrated along with the Easter Bunny, colored eggs, jelly beans, and a lot of chocolate. The Easter Bunny comes on Saturday night leading to Easter Sunday morning. Early in the morning kids go outside to find Easter eggs in many different colors that the Easter bunny has hidden the night before. The Easter Egg Hunt was the first game ever invented. Then the family will dress in their finest new spring clothes and go off to church to celebrate Christ's resurrection. Easter Lilies are a popular flower and sign of Easter. They are great as gifts for mom or grandma, or to decorate your home or office.
Islamic Ramadan – April 23 – May 23
Ramadan is the ninth month* of the Muslim calendar, which is a lunar calendar based on the cycles of the moon.
Ramadan is the most sacred month of the year in Islamic culture. ... During the daylight hours of Ramadan, Muslims fast, abstain from pleasures and during Ramadan, it is common for Muslims to go to the Masjid (Mosque) and spend several hours praying and studying the Quran. The fast lasts the entire month – this year April 23 to May 23. During the fasting daylight hours, practicing Muslims are not permitted to consume water.
Muslims can eat a pre-dawn meal (usually including protein and fats) known as suhur to sustain them during the day.
At the end of each day, the fast is broken with prayer and a meal called the iftar. But the fast is resumed the next morning.
The holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which means "festival of breaking the fast", marks the end of Ramadan and the start of the next lunar month. This day is declared when the crescent new moon has been sighted or if sighting of the moon is not possible due to the weather.
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A storm blew through leaving a trail of devastation across the state of Iowa. We were fortunate with only rain and high winds. My Irises took a beating, lost some, trampled down a few that I cut and brought inside, closed up a few but opened a few more! I find beauty in all the stages that a flower takes from bud, to flower, back to bud, to dying. Behold life and death in a cycle thru Mother Nature💜
It is almost time for Smugmug to close down Flickr for maintenance so that they can perform the mammoth task of transferring every single thing on Flickr to a new server. Hard to imagine, and I'll keep my fingers crossed that the transfer all goes smoothly. There will probably be a few glitches to iron out afterwards, but these will no doubt eventually be fixed. An interesting, and important, read, if you didn't see it:
www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/72157691537882093/
The day before yesterday, 19 May 2019, I was out for the day with my daughter, to celebrate Mother's Day and yet another birthday for me. I always look forward to a day like this - my favourite way to spend a day! I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did. Unfortunately, the weather was cloudy and windy, especially when we went to Frank Lake after spending time at the Saskatoon Farm. We both still managed to get a few photos and, today, the colourful ones are most welcome, as we have yet another gloomy day. I think it must have rained again last night, as I can see there are puddles out there.
Our day started with a delicious breakfast at the Farm, after which we walked around the grounds. I always enjoy seeing the farm cats and dogs wandering about, inside and outside. Visitors are not allowed to bring dogs, which means that the farm animals can roam in peace.
The gardens have not yet been planted with flowers - just as well, as I noticed that there was a risk of frost on two recent nights. There are flowers blooming in the greenhouses, though.
Our next destination was Frank Lake, where we hoped to see at least a few birds. It was very quiet, with little to photograph - not the best time of the day. Two Eared Grebes were swimming near the blind, but what a challenge they were! Non stop swimming and constantly changing direction, fast. I think I ended up with a couple of photos that might be sharp enough to post - the rest have been deleted. A Yellow-headed Blackbird, perched on a cattail, was swaying in and out of the viewfinder.
It felt really good to get out, as I have been spending so much time going through all the images from our trip to South Texas. It did feel a little strange to be driving, as I have barely been out the last few weeks.
Springtime is in full bloom at the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. CINT is a Department of Energy/Office of Science Nanoscale Science Research Center (NSRC) national user facility devoted to establishing the scientific principles that govern the design, performance, and integration of nanoscale materials.
(Photo by Randy Montoya)
April 11th, 2015
Crab apple blossoms seen while Deb, Rocket, and I walked to the neighborhood park this morning...
Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. It seems strange seeing trees growing out of concrete in the city. I often wonder how they survive. Wouldn't it be better to plant them in parks scattered around or at least in grassy areas? Still, I can appreciate this even if I feel sorry for the tree.
The historic & iconic Reptile House at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens during the annual tulip display.
A storm blew through leaving a trail of devastation across the state of Iowa. We were fortunate with only rain and high winds. My Irises took a beating, lost some, trampled down a few that I cut and brought inside, closed up a few but opened a few more! I find beauty in all the stages that a flower takes from bud, to flower, back to bud, to dying. Behold life and death in a cycle thru Mother Nature💜
A storm blew through leaving a trail of devastation across the state of Iowa. We were fortunate with only rain and high winds. My Irises took a beating, lost some, trampled down a few that I cut and brought inside, closed up a few but opened a few more! I find beauty in all the stages that a flower takes from bud, to flower, back to bud, to dying. Behold life and death in a cycle thru Mother Nature. Photo images credited to Vickielynne Photography and Designs(VLP&Designs)
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