by billyzh | Mar 22, 2013 | Holidays, HOLY WEEK, Spirituality
Holy Week: It may be a bit new to you, but it’s actually a very old tradition. Holy Week follows the last 7 days that Jesus walked on the earth. Where He went. What He did. You get the idea. We’ll follow that very week. Each day. Right here. DAY 1 FRIDAY:...
by billyzh | Mar 18, 2013 | Entertaining, History, Holidays, HOLY WEEK
There is one particular scene in the hit movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, where the guests are holding up and “klinking”…their red eggs! Do you remember that? Did you even catch it? Many of us are familiar with colored Easter eggs, but few of us these...
by billyzh | Mar 15, 2013 | History, Holidays, HOLY WEEK, Spirituality
If you’re a musician, have been a music student, or had music classes in school, you may remember humming or singing, “Hot Cross Buns, Hot Cross Buns…” or better yet, you were doing the number system as you sang, “3,2,1….3,2,1” (the numbers used instead of the...
by billyzh | Feb 11, 2013 | History, Holidays, HOLY WEEK
Pancake Day. King Cake. Thoughts about what you’ll give up for Lent… If any of these are on your mind, it’s probably because they’re all going down this week! For those of you wondering what this blog post has to do with anything, these traditions/holidays have...
by billyzh | May 17, 2012 | Holidays, HOLY WEEK
I was doing some research online and came across www.timeanddate.com. It was interesting to not only find this website, but the following entry in the Holidays section: Ascension Day is observed in the United States on the 40th day of Easter. It commemorates Jesus...
by billyzh | May 15, 2012 | HOLY WEEK
As many of you who have been following along know, we have been talking about how Jesus was on the earth an additional 40 days after He rose from the grave. Eight days after that incredible Sunday, he appeared again to the disciples, still in the upper room, in...
