CHRIST IS RISEN!

CHRIST IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD, TRAMPLING DOWN DEATH BY DEATH, AND UPON THOSE IN THE TOMBS BESTOWING LIFE! Couldn't you just sing those words over and over, every day for the rest of your life? Best news EVER! Pascha makes OrthoDad excited. Hope you all have a blessed and amazing Pascha!  CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! The Harrowing of Hades: Christ, by the Cross standing upon Death, who is bound, raising Adam and Eve from their graves.  ...

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Dying Eggs for Pascha

If there's one thing Orthodox take seriously, it's dying eggs. Well, Christ, but the eggs come a close second. Maybe after the Theotokos. And the Saints. and Liturgy. And Baklava. But eggs, man, they're up there. Most people are used to a variety of pastel colored eggs for Easter. For Orthodox Pascha there's just one color (usually). Red. A deep, crimson red. It's dark for a reason - it represents the blood of Christ. The dye we make can look like a bowl full of blood. It's a sad reminder of the tortures Christ endured and His ability to meet...

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The Smash Cake Photos

I know, I know. I'm really sorry. Life has been insane lately. But this is one of my favorite weeks of the year, and I had to share how we celebrate. That means that I owe you the photos of his birthday party from...a month ago. So first thing's first. I forgot the camera when we drove down south to celebrate the day Li'l Athanasius erupted into this world, completely (unwantedly) quietly. So all I think I have photos of is him devouring his smash cake that my mother so graciously took for us, and a few of his birthday presents from my sister....

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