Holidays

We finished the last of the major holidays this past weekend with the celebration of “Old” New Year’s – new year’s eve by the old calendar (which, by the way, was changed nearly a hundred years ago!) . After three straight weekends in Korosten, and more food and drink than imaginable, I’m ready for a break from holidays.

We spent New Year’s and Orthodox Christmas (January 7) with Igor’s family. Both holidays were very nice, quiet and relaxing at home. This past Saturday, January 13, we celebrated Old New Year’s Eve with a bunch of friends, the same group we spent it with last year in Korosten. It’s weird to think that I’ve been here long enough to start to have a traditional way to spend a holiday! We had a lot of fun, ate a ton of great food. I was on the edge of a cold, which has now become full-blown. But, Ukrainians say that the way you greet the New Year is how your whole year will be, so I am glad that I spent it with Igor and friends, happy and warm and with a full tummy.