Tomorrow is a very special day here in Greece! We will all celebrate
Clean Monday also known as Ash Monday, or Pure Monday which is the first day of the Eastern Orthodox Christian Great Lent.
In fact, Clean Monday begins on the preceding Sunday night (tonight), at a service called Forgiveness, which culminates with the Ceremony of Mutual Forgiveness, at which all present will bow down before one another and ask forgiveness. I am not a church goer, but I love the meaning of "forgiveness" and not only..if you know what I mean!
Clean Monday is a public holiday in Greece, and we celebrate it outside; mostly on the beaches and in taverns which are on the beach. We eat dishes based on seafood like taramas, shellfish, mollusks, fish etc. We also eat "dolmades" (a dish prepared of grape leaves stuffed with rice, lentils, and seasonings). For desert, we enjoy the delicious "halvas".
Come and join me!
There is also the custom of flying kites, so I will be on the beach, watching the kites, enjoying the food and thinking about you and how beautiful life is.
I will pray that the Universe grants you that blessing and that it's filled with joy and wellness for you! Through the power of visualization, I will try and see you here with me, relaxed, smiling, feeling very well, and enjoying conversation, enjoying the natural beauty and the wonderful, spiritually nourishing feel of the place!
May the clean water of the sea hug you with love?
May the beautiful sky bring you hope for a better tomorrow!
Marinela
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love and light to you all
Be careful not to drink too much Retsina before you visualize ... you really might get some weird ones dropping in from the astral plane. LOL
I am not much with you in gather, but in many ways I am as you are all so dear to me.
I am a Virgo by sign and Saturn is in Virgo right now, so I feel that a bit more than general, prompting me to attend to the Feminine, wellness, discernment, drawing closer to hearth, etc. It's good to slow down and rest a bit more, attending to these things, don't you think? We're all trained that we have to rush, rush, rush and 'be productive' (which means filling schedules with 'doings' and 'rushing', usually, to
'prove' we've been 'productive'). But really, slowing down allows us to be more mindful and be guided to the activities that are truly most important, and that gets done without all of the unnecessary running around.
Love and hugs
Some of the souls from the other side still have their sense of humor and at times they make me laugh a lot! will you help me serve them some of your Vegemite?
Cheers to you my dear Magi and may the sea water cool your body and keep your spirit lively as usual!
Love and light from Greece dear one
thank you
It is wonderful to hear your voice on Gather again! And to share your vision of the photographs you took today. I want to dive into that gorgeous clear water! And to read your wise words and sharing. I do like the notion of a ceremony of forgiveness. Perhaps if we engaged in such a ceremony more often, there would be more peace and harmony amongst us?
I hope you are recovered and gaining strength. Thank you for being present in our lives. And for reminding us about the important things.
Love and Light to you!
see you around dear friend..
pola filia ( many XXX)
I am well...only very silent in gather.
Thank you so much
love and hugs
What I really like is that tradition of flying kites. Now that is just super, Marinela!
Thank you so much for the joy you put into these articles, my dear. You are super!
"May the clean water of the sea hug you with love
May the beautiful sky bring you hope for a better tomorrow"