Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Groundhog Day and Candlemas/Groundhog Day und Mariä Lichtmeß

Today is Groundhog Day.  We always sing and act out the song "The Groundhog" from the lovely CD "Sing a Song of Seasons" on this day.  But of course we also celebrate "The Presentation in the Temple" and Candlemas today.  So we took our candles to have them blessed by Father.  We did get a lot of snow, but not the storm they predicted. 


Five little groundhogs/Fünf kleine Waldmurmeltiere


Candle decorated by Flora, Veronika, and Miriam/Kerze von Flora, Veronika und Miriam dekoriert


Candle decorated by Charlotte and Jonathan/Kerze von Charlotte und Jonathan dekoriert

Heute ist Groundhog Day.  Wir singen immer ein "groundhog" Lied an diesem Tag.  Es stammt von dieser CD.  Natürlich ist heute auch die Darstellung im Tempel, also Mariä Lichtmeß.  Dafür haben wir dieses Jahr zwei Kerzen verziert, die der Pfarrer dann gesegnet hat.  Unsere Kirche verteilt auch immer kostenlos schlichte gesegnete Kerzen an diesem Tag.  Es hat heute viel geschneit, aber es war kein Schneesturm.         


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6 comments:

  1. Woolly WandererThursday, February 3, 2011 at 3:13:00 PM EST

    The decorated candles are lovely, they all must be very pleased with their efforts.

    What did you use as the decorations, was it coloured beeswax sheets? The colours are superb.

    Blessings San x

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  2. CCETSIThursday, February 3, 2011 at 6:25:00 PM EST

    5 Waldmurmeltiere. *grins*, das beantwortet dann S's Frage, ob es immer der gleiche Phil sei.

    So schöne Kerzen!

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  3. EvaThursday, February 3, 2011 at 10:02:00 PM EST

    Danke, C.

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  4. EvaThursday, February 3, 2011 at 10:05:00 PM EST

    San, we used the Stockmar "wax sheets for decorating." The German title is "Wachsfolien." We have boxes with 18 colors. They are quite pricey, but worth the investment and normally last for a long time.

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  5. SybilleFriday, February 4, 2011 at 1:53:00 AM EST

    Was für ein netter Tag, und wie schön die Kerzen sind!

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  6. Woolly WandererFriday, February 4, 2011 at 2:57:00 PM EST

    Thanks for the info
    x

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