Travelog post for: alfie langer

Easter Part 1:

I helped the girls decorate the willow twigs. They used colorful feathers, shiny paper, plastic eggs... etc. The twigs will be used tomorrow when the girls go to wish happy easter to their grandparents. It's their first time they decorate the twigs, I think they turned out great!

The tradition is that kids dress up as witches and go door-to-door, receiving candy in exchange for the decorated willow twigs (there's also a little riddle the kids say before giving the twigs, it's basically a good wish for Easter). I'm told that this is a result of the mixing of an old Orthodox tradition (blessing houses with willow branches) and the Scandinavian Easter witch tradition.

My  host says her kids are too small to go door-to-door so they go to the grandparents. The grandparents are waiting for them eagerly! My host didn't tell the kids yet as they're coming up with a little cold - that might ruin the plan but as they're not told, they won't be disappointed. We'll see tomorrow...

Their uncle & his wife brought them those "little" packs with goodies already. The kids should go to his place too with the twigs. And the other chocolate egg is bought by my host (there were several too).