by The last week of Lent (Holy Week) for Latvians is called klusā nedēļa, or ‘quiet week.’ The Latvian Easter traditions and customs are quite unique. I am sharing how we celebrate the week leading up to it. It is easy to carry out with your own family! We kick off our celebrations with pūpolu svētdiena, […]
Easter in Guatemala
by This post contains affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase, we receive a small commission. Easter often brings to mind colored eggs and chocolate bunnies, perhaps Easter bonnets and a parade. In Guatemala they have an even more colorful tradition for Semana Santa (Holy Week). Semana Santa is a time for […]
Easter Eggs Around The World
by Some of my best childhood Easter memories were annual outings to a Ukrainian Easter bazaar with my mom. At the bazaar older ladies wearing babushkas made, cooked and sold pierogies out of a hot, steamy church kitchen. Other vendors stood behind tables lined with rosettes, kolaczki, sweet breads, and a myriad of other to-die-for […]
The History of Easter: Easter Around the World Series
by Easter is the most important holiday for Christians around the world. Easter is called a movable feast since it is not a set date each year. The Western churches celebrate Easter on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox, March 21, which means it can fall between March 22 and […]
A Taste of Venice Carnival
by I moved from Mestre, a town near Venice, to Washington, DC ten years ago with a lot of excitement and expectation about my new life. However, one nagging feeling tapped me on the shoulder even then: I knew that I would have seriously missed my beloved Carnevale, in my opinion the best celebration the city of Venice […]