Well here it is from my front door to yours, a holiday wish for warm winter nights and much joy at the turning of the world to more light. Here in Moldova they speak of the Sărbătoare de Iărne, the Winter Holidays. As you can see from the second picture- which is my backyard, it is winter here. And I am proud to show you our local snow removal equipment. We've had three to seven foot of snow depending on where you are in Moldova. The roads up north were closed for several days. Even transportation from my village to Orhei was out for two days. You know that song about a 'one horse open sleigh'. It's an every day experience in my village. But Frosty the Moldovan snowman takes it all in stride. He has lots of friends. We even do the Moldovan hora with Frosty! But the winter solstice is behind us now. The longest night of the year. Time to look forward to the New Year, the Anul Nou 2013. I had the good fortune to be at our local school for the final assembly before Christmas break. Since their celebration of Craciun or Christmas comes second in order, that is it comes on January 7th by the Orthodox calendar, the Christmas program was featured as Anul Nou 2013 (as it will happen first). You can see the influence of Santa or Moș Craciun as he is called in Romanian. And of course the religious aspect of our celebration. And a bit of comedy....Moldovan man being flirted with by Rusia, Italia, or Franza. And many more skits take a final bow. And I extend my hand to you, dear friend, and wish you Craciun ferecit si Anul Nou.
May your Winter Holidays be joyful and peaceful.
Merry Christmas, Warren! It's around 10 am here in Wisconsin, 6 pm in Orhei, where you must be now. Zach's here, still asleep after a long journey up from New Orleans and then Chicago. I'm glad you've got PCV friends to be with now. Looking forward to hearing about how your host family celebrates on January 7. Cheers!
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