tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593772661578446066.post3020094819756687976..comments2024-01-01T21:37:06.727-08:00Comments on sycamore stirrings: The Music Mankatyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08024345906273810543noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593772661578446066.post-28514498855196709462009-05-12T07:40:00.000-07:002009-05-12T07:40:00.000-07:00I am pretty sure it wasn't because of the "first c...I am pretty sure it wasn't because of the "first communion", it was something Luxembourgers call "kirmes", as far as I know every church has a patron saint, and this saint is celebrated once a year with special church services and for the kids there are always carousels,etc. Depending where you live, this "kirmes" can be anytime during the year...swissluxihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581434260764667379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593772661578446066.post-24259148533637410502009-05-11T06:48:00.000-07:002009-05-11T06:48:00.000-07:00Haha ! It's because of the Catholic celebrations c...Haha ! It's because of the Catholic celebrations called Communion. There are 2 of them, "la petite communion" when the kid is 7, and "the grande communion" when the kid is 12. Big celebrations in Belgium and Luxembourg !Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386118738923083074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593772661578446066.post-71816310754785153652009-05-10T15:13:00.000-07:002009-05-10T15:13:00.000-07:00LOL I KNOW exactly what you mean, I went to the su...LOL I KNOW exactly what you mean, I went to the supermarket the other day only to find that there was a big flea market and bouncy castle set up - who knows why?jojoebi-designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17585345777385016260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593772661578446066.post-7833613957718716092009-05-10T14:08:00.000-07:002009-05-10T14:08:00.000-07:00My husband and I spent time in Italy a couple of y...My husband and I spent time in Italy a couple of years ago and loved the spontaneity! Just walking down the road and there would be a banner to a Chagall exhibition or Picasso and you could just walk in and look. Wonderful!!! And strange and exciting street fairs for some sort of sub-culture festival - and you just join the spontaneous party.se7enhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432167351999892522noreply@blogger.com