A few hours later...

See, I told you I'd find more time!

Like I said, I have the next few days off for Easter. It's interesting to me that one of the most atheistic countries has Easter Monday as a national holiday, and many schools (like mine) give more that that as well. It was also surprising to find that some of my students were familiar with the Resurrection story and had even learned about it a little bit in class!

They do have some original Easter traditions here. There are Easter markets up everywhere, filled with yummy food, crafts and millions of beautiful painted eggs. The main tradition in the Czech, though, is for the boys (although even adults do it too) to chase around the girls and hit them with sticks, while the girls have the right to throw water on them. Interesting, huh... but don't worry, this is only allowed on Easter Sunday until noon. No stick-hitting after that. If a girl is hit with a stick, though, it is said that she is blessed with "youngness." So I guess it's a good thing...? You also don't have to worry about finding a good stick - they are sold in the check-out line at the local grocery market.



Also because of our days off, Michelle and I are tackling our "things to do in Prague" list. We started this list when I first came, and we've been doing things here and there. We're excited though, to have this time to not travel far, but enjoy the great things that are in our own back yard. We went to the Letna Beer Gardens the other day (pictured in the previous post) and tomorrow we are going to the Prague Zoo (ranked 7th in the world!) so that should be exciting! :)

Also this past week - yesterday to be exact, I participated in the public Bible reading that Sasha Fleck and his church group put on! They did this last year around Easter as a celebration for finishing the new Bible translation. It is actually something that cities all across the Czech have participated in, having set hours to read the Bible out loud in the city square. I helped hand out information about the Bibles and churches in the city to those who were interested. Again, it was really neat to be a part of something that could not exist such a short time ago! You can be praying that God's Word that was sent out would accomplish what He desires!