The Cuddly Cactus
Meadow flowers II
I gawked when I got this wonderful bouquet of field flowers this morning. Aha, it's my name day today, my first one. In this part of Bavaria, someone's name day is, to some extent, even more important than someone's birthday. That is because of the ancient Catholic tradition of naming children after saints and celebrating the feast days of these particular saints. August the 18th is the day of death of Saint Helena, the patron of archaeologists. Since my name is the Romanian or Italian form for Helene or Helena, I hold these beautiful flowers in my hands now. I love my name and I'll always be grateful for it, even though I had to spell it to people about three billion times in my life.
Meadow flowers II
I gawked when I got this wonderful bouquet of field flowers this morning. Aha, it's my name day today, my first one. In this part of Bavaria, someone's name day is, to some extent, even more important than someone's birthday. That is because of the ancient Catholic tradition of naming children after saints and celebrating the feast days of these particular saints. August the 18th is the day of death of Saint Helena, the patron of archaeologists. Since my name is the Romanian or Italian form for Helene or Helena, I hold these beautiful flowers in my hands now. I love my name and I'll always be grateful for it, even though I had to spell it to people about three billion times in my life.