tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post3043655107476840212..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: EASTERFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-90044163169556449872010-04-05T18:39:29.166+01:002010-04-05T18:39:29.166+01:00Nancy - it's so easy to forget about appreci...Nancy - it's so easy to forget about appreciating things when you have a surfeit.<br /><br />Martin H - <br />moptop - <br />elizabethm - thank you, all three of you. I think the bells also went for a holiday as well as a blessing. I have no idea if children are told this tale nowadays.<br /><br />Hungry Pixie - thank you for popping in and Happy Easter to you too.<br /><br />Kilauea Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-4681659099853896932010-04-05T11:35:19.732+01:002010-04-05T11:35:19.732+01:00I love this picture Friko and the flying bells too...I love this picture Friko and the flying bells too. Happy Easter.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-36130111984563818162010-04-05T11:11:26.678+01:002010-04-05T11:11:26.678+01:00I love the image of the flying bells - it will sta...I love the image of the flying bells - it will stay with me.Moptophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043271018134053860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-75346181772114208992010-04-05T10:35:39.964+01:002010-04-05T10:35:39.964+01:00This was great..my mom put so much energy into mak...This was great..my mom put so much energy into making Easter so special..my dad was a wonderful provider..but German that she is- well, you hit it! She just went all out. Anyway, I hope yours was truly a special one!Kilauea Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565265326716182821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-14998086406453858292010-04-05T09:39:34.285+01:002010-04-05T09:39:34.285+01:00thanks for this post - happy easter Frikothanks for this post - happy easter FrikoDon't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-79903022778027387422010-04-05T08:03:12.806+01:002010-04-05T08:03:12.806+01:00An interesting insight. I love the tale about the ...An interesting insight. I love the tale about the bells flying to Rome for the Pope's blessing.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-66654557388509571622010-04-05T01:27:02.546+01:002010-04-05T01:27:02.546+01:00Great story and a gentle reminder to be grateful f...Great story and a gentle reminder to be grateful for those eggs we color.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-75724390213980482892010-04-04T22:51:35.896+01:002010-04-04T22:51:35.896+01:00Frances - we did, we did; not very warm, but dry...Frances - we did, we did; not very warm, but dry and sunny, thank you. what bliss.<br /><br />20th century woman - thank you, I am glad you have good memories of Germany.<br /><br />Pondside - I don't know, unless it is the association with fruitfulness.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-60293108754831562842010-04-04T17:20:19.289+01:002010-04-04T17:20:19.289+01:00Happy Easter, Friko! Yesterday I thought of you w...Happy Easter, Friko! Yesterday I thought of you when I made bunny cookies, using an old German cutter that I found in a thrift shop. Many of the bunny images around the house are from Germany - what it is about the rabbit that inspires such colourful images?Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-452164626305591202010-04-04T17:11:05.578+01:002010-04-04T17:11:05.578+01:00Easter egg trees and rabbits are 2 things I rememb...Easter egg trees and rabbits are 2 things I remember with pleasant nostalgia about my time in Germany. I really must write a blog post about that. <br /><br />I loved your post and its picture. Your childhood stories give a wonderful sense of both the pleasure and the pain of being young.20th Century Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432147267959308192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-38341406356215554642010-04-04T14:25:21.552+01:002010-04-04T14:25:21.552+01:00Happy Easter to you, Friko!
Reading about April f...Happy Easter to you, Friko!<br /><br />Reading about April fooling, lambs, sheep, bunnies, bells, eggs ... your writing gives us such pleasure, information, and often much to chew on. Hoping that you are having an Easter day as sunny and warm as the one we are experiencing hereabouts.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-22900352692206721282010-04-04T12:23:28.213+01:002010-04-04T12:23:28.213+01:00Ivy - no I didn't, thanks for the informatio...Ivy - no I didn't, thanks for the information. Man lernt doch nie aus. Am Karfreitg gibt es Fisch aber Spinat fuer Gruendonnerstag kenne ich nicht.<br />Eigentlich muesste man am Karfreitag doch fasten, oder?<br /><br />robert - In jedem Land gibt es andere Traditionen, das macht das Ganze erst interessant. Hat der Kleine heute morgen seine Eier gefunden?Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-71389444276592522082010-04-04T00:19:47.596+01:002010-04-04T00:19:47.596+01:00Ein gesegnetes Osterfest.
Hier ist der 13. kein F...Ein gesegnetes Osterfest.<br /><br />Hier ist der 13. kein Freitag, sondern ein Dienstag, weil Konstantinopel an solch einem Tag an die Türken fiel.<br />Die Eier hier sind rot und am Nachmittag nimmt man sie und versucht gegenseitig, des anderen ein wenig kaputt zu machen, indem man sie leicht gegeneinander schlägt.<br />Eiersuchen - oft im Schnee, für mich; für den Kleinen im Garten unter den Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-82327206449067336382010-04-03T22:07:47.022+01:002010-04-03T22:07:47.022+01:00Did you know that Green Thursday ( Gründonnerstag)...Did you know that Green Thursday ( Gründonnerstag) is an mis- translation? It's not "grün" it's "grein" which is an old word for crying. I was brought up to belive its Gründonnerstag because it's the day you eat Spinach.Did you have Spinach or other green vegetables on that day when you were a child?( no meat of course during holy week) I still cook spinach on Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304906179807218201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-30941186224814952852010-04-03T20:52:35.759+01:002010-04-03T20:52:35.759+01:00jinksy - a born fiddler and a born rhymester, ho...jinksy - a born fiddler and a born rhymester, how about that?<br /><br />veredit - was immer die Zeit auch bringt, man kann und soll aus jedem Tag das Beste machen.<br /><br />Fran - So would I have been under such competitive conditions. i really dislike schools putting the thumbscrews on parents and children.<br /><br />Delwyn - no they can't, a herbal mayonnaise might make them Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-5043006328832250262010-04-03T19:17:31.974+01:002010-04-03T19:17:31.974+01:00That is interesting information about the Easter B...That is interesting information about the Easter Bunny, Friko. I had not heard about a bunny at Easter while growing up in France and did not know it was German. The first time I heard about it was when I came to the US. My mother had told me about the “Easter Stork” from Alsace though, which had the same functions as the bunny I think but mostly in France the bells brought Easter eggs. In Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-41629934116928474132010-04-03T18:49:51.376+01:002010-04-03T18:49:51.376+01:00Hi Friko: I can imagine the little you wondering ...Hi Friko: I can imagine the little you wondering about bells flying off to Rome ... wonder if they sounded sweeter after the blessing by his holiness?Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-60293475671676336872010-04-03T17:36:15.637+01:002010-04-03T17:36:15.637+01:00I really enjoyed reading this. absolutly fasinatin...I really enjoyed reading this. absolutly fasinating THANK YOU xx <br />http://theramblingsoftracey.blogspot.com/Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456462918099391171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-53673958378167505762010-04-03T16:07:16.214+01:002010-04-03T16:07:16.214+01:00Happy Easter, Friko! Loved this. I honestly though...Happy Easter, Friko! Loved this. I honestly thought the Easter Bunny was some marketing scheme dreamed up by Hallmark Cards. Nice to know that this truly is steeped in good tradition. PS: My Bad Dog is notorious for helping the neighbor kids hunt for Easter eggs and then gobbling them up instead of putting them in a basket. :)Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-58194474193908113992010-04-03T14:50:31.038+01:002010-04-03T14:50:31.038+01:00When we lived in Germany, Easter of one of my favo...When we lived in Germany, Easter of one of my favourite times! All those lovely confections at the bakeries---especially the ones with marzipan! Even in Ireland, when I was growing up, Easter was a special time---all the ladies got a new costume and a new hat for Easter, and I think going to church was more about parading their finery than about piety! And of course, us kids got chocolate bunniesmollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-36856457036854341392010-04-03T14:13:42.731+01:002010-04-03T14:13:42.731+01:00I do appreciate the research you put into your pos...I do appreciate the research you put into your posts, Friko. Nobody I know has the slightest idea that the Easter bunny was originally German! Another one of those obscure facts that I will be hard-pressed to remember next time I need it. <br /><br />I love your depictions of your childhood - even though these might not always be pleasant memories for you, you write about them in a way that is Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3767431404250414392010-04-03T14:03:53.573+01:002010-04-03T14:03:53.573+01:00Lovely picture and a fascinating glimpse of Easter...Lovely picture and a fascinating glimpse of Easter past!<br /><br />Happy Easter!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-14269582642175170952010-04-03T13:29:03.245+01:002010-04-03T13:29:03.245+01:00Hi Friko
thanks for this insight into your childh...Hi Friko<br /><br />thanks for this insight into your childhood Easter and for the Easter education too...<br />too many hardboiled eggs can't be a good thing!!<br /><br /><br />Happy easterDelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-68470541458985314202010-04-03T12:12:39.889+01:002010-04-03T12:12:39.889+01:00When our kids were at infant school, they always h...When our kids were at infant school, they always had this competition at Easter where they had to decorate an egg and make it look amazing. All the mums were so competitive, to get their kids' eggs looking the best. I was rubbish at it.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-53493931373665475712010-04-03T12:06:12.294+01:002010-04-03T12:06:12.294+01:00Liebe Ursula, ja, alle Ostersonntage waren sonnig ...Liebe Ursula, ja, alle Ostersonntage waren sonnig in meiner Kindheitserinnerung, genau wie in Deiner, das ist doch sonderbar, nicht wahr - aber irgendwie auch tröstlich, wie man an Deiner Ostergeschichte sieht, denn trotz der bedrohlichen Zeit bleiben gerade auch die besonders schönen, sonnen- und freudedurchfluteten Situationen besonders gut im Gedächtnis haften. Auch heute ist für mich Ostern isabella kramer - veredithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241252383238836003noreply@blogger.com