Re: [cybalist] May 01, 2000 11:39 PM

Oh, yes! We always make a wish and knock the eggs - and I always win(the
secret is - you must have the higher speed and knock with more pointed end)!
XB = Khristos Voskres - in Russian. AK

----- Original Message -----
From: Gerry Reinhart-Waller <waluk@...>
To: <cybalist@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: [cybalist] May 01, 2000 11:39 PM


> How do you figure that XB refers to Christ has risen? Is it a reference
> in some ancient language? And thanks for the info on eating Easter
> eggs. Our family has a traditional Easter ritual with the colored eggs
> where we search for the champion egg by knocking one pointed egg-end
> against another. The person whose egg remains in tact, wins. Have you
> ever heard of that?
>
> And I loved your story about pancakes. They are also a past tradition
> from my family.
>
> Thanks,
> Gerry
> Adriana Kamenetsky wrote:
> >
> > Thank you! Second attachment was a mistake. ' XB ' - means 'Christ has
> > Risen'. The tradition of coloring eggs goes back to pre-Christian
times.
> > Eating them would symbolize the renewal of cycle, rebirth, fertility.
As
> > well as the tradition of the pancake week before Lent (Maslenitza), it
was
> > also pagan - pancakes would symbolize the sun, and eating them meant
> > eating the sun, as if inviting it to come back. During spring rites,
Russian
> > Slavs would fire up the wheel and let it roll down the hills - it was
also a
> > symbol of sun. Quite often Christianity had to adapt the old traditions
to
> > avoid the resistance and gain acceptance. It made things more colorful!
> > With respect, AK
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Gerry Reinhart-Waller <waluk@...>
> > To: <cybalist@egroups.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 2:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: [cybalist] May 01, 2000 11:39 PM
> >
> > > Adriana Kamenetsky,
> > >
> > > Your colored eggs (JPeg image) are most beautiful but your second
> > > attachment was blank. Am I missing something?
> > >
> > > By the way, what is the significance of the decorations on the eggs?
> > >
> > > Gerry
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Part 1.1.1 Type: Plain Text (text/plain)
> > > > Encoding: quoted-printable
> > > >
> > > > Name: page1.JPG
> > > > Part 1.2 Type: JPEG Image (image/jpeg)
> > > > Encoding: base64
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