As the picture above shows, a few days ago, spring was trying to break out of the prolonged winter here in Warsaw. Alas, today, Good Friday afternoon, it started snowing again:
Perhaps this is appropriate weather (e.g. offering a symbol of purification and atonement) given the religious significance of Good Friday (I'm a half practising Catholic, wish I had the strength of conviction to be a full practising one).
However, behind this white background, like other Slavs such as the Ukrainians, many Poles are busy designing their own wonderful ornate eggs at Easter time:
Got this picture off an advertisement hoarding, but this is really what the Slavic Easter eggs look like, as people spend hours gradually decorating and building up the colour of the eggs.
Finally, must find something interesting to do on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday this year, but what shall I do?
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