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| Egg painting at Tsetka's |
It was a great weekend! Friday and Monday were official holidays so Chiprovtsi was full of visiting family and friends visiting. I exchanged a lot of eggs, ate a lot of Kozunak (special Easter sweetbread), and danced horo, a lot.
I dyed eggs with Tsetska and her kids on Saturday. To prepare, she woke up early and hard boiled 75 eggs! According to tradition, she dyed the first egg red then touched the wet egg on the foreheads and cheeks of Mitko, Eli, and I, leaving dye marks on our skin. Cracking of eggs against each other is another tradition. Whoever has the egg that lasts the longest will be the healthiest in the coming year.
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| Kozunak picture from: The Mini Food Blog |
On Monday, I went on a hike and picnic with friends to a place in the mountains near Zhelezna. There is a fire pit, water spring, and a few tables-everything we needed. We grilled sausages, ate leftover lamb offal casserole, and made s'mores.
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| View from Bunara: Zhelezna is the village in the foreground, then Chiprovtsi, then the mountains that border Serbia. |
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| Building a fire and s'mores |
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