Hello, Friends,
Our Spring Break is April 6-10. Even though there are flurries today, you can find crocuses up and blooming in sheltered areas. You may also find snowdrops blooming. Our International Friends schedule for the rest of the year is posted.
An important, upcoming event is April Fools Day. Look out for pranks on April 1! Don't forget to play a few tricks yourself. Some usual pranks: put sugar in the salt shaker and salt in the sugar bowl. Add food coloring to a dish to change it's color, but pretend the color is the same. Change the time on clocks so people think they are late. Fill your bathroom, shower, etc. with balloons so when someone opens the door they get a shower of balloons. Make a mashed potato "ice cream sundae" for dessert. Tell someone their shoe is untied or their fly is open. When you catch someone with your trick, yell: APRIL FOOL! Do you need more ideas? Visit the April Fool's Day Zone.
Easter is almost upon us. Easter is both a holy and secular celebration in the United States.
Easter ends the season Christian season of Lent. Holy week begins on Sunday which is known as Palm Sunday. This day commemorates the day when Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey. People were so delighted with His arrival that they covered the road with palm leaves. Maundy Thursday is when Jesus had His last supper with the twelve disciples and began the practice of holy communion. Good Friday is the commemorates the day Jesus was crucified. Easter Sunday is the day that celebrates the Jesus' rose to life. Christians celebrate this gift of life given to all people who believe this story and that Jesus is God's Son.
Secular Easter includes the hunting of Easter eggs, chocolate rabbits, jelly beans and other candies and small gifts by children. Easter baskets filled with these goodies may be left, also. These gifts are said to be left by the Easter bunny! Other traditions tell us that we can now wear white shoes and other clothing. Girls get a new spring dress and used to buy and wear new spring hats. Don't forget to dye eggs. You can buy packages at the store for this fun craft. Do you want to try natural dyes? You can invest in groceries (or clean you your pantry). There will be plenty of Easter egg hunts around town for children beginning this weekend. Many churches, parks and neighborhood organizations hold Easter egg hunts.
March should go out like a lamb since it came in like a lion...We will see on Tuesday! I am looking forward to seeing you and enjoying this next week of egg decorating and celebrating.
Carolyn
Tuesday, March 31
International Bible Study, 9:00-10:30, Room 100: Let's read the passion story.
Join us as we read the story of Holy week and Easter.
International Friends, 10:30-12:00, Room 100: Let's dye Easter Eggs.
Bring hard boiled eggs and dye a few for our Easter celebrations. We will talk about Easter practices and family traditions. Learn to blow eggs to make hollow shells for decorations. Learn to quick peel hard boiled eggs (I hope!).
Wednesday, April 1: APRIL FOOL'S DAY!
Conversation Class, 4:30-6:00, small kitchen: Let's finish our sugar eggs.
Bring small decorations to finish our sugar eggs. We will talk about
up: up out of the ground
blooming: flowering
sheltered: covered
pranks: practical jokes
trick: a deceptive act
fly is open: pants are unzipped
commemorates: remembers with honor
delighted: happy
crucified: killed by hanging on a cross
secular: not holy, just for fun and for everyone
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