Saturday, February 28, 2009

The spring is comming

Hi there
Are you busy bee as I am ? Did you have a nice holiday last week ? I stayed at home as usual and I was busy with my kids . Times flies and as the spring is coming it means getting to work for me . Hope Hoonam could fit with new situation easily. My mom will take care of him when I ‘m at office and she has a bit butter flies although it will be her second experience for baby sitting as She took care of my first son for four years .

Speaking of five months Baby : This month Hoonam delights us with his new actions incredibly . He can hold objects and he tries take every thing to his mouth and when he is successful he make a noise of happiness . He shows his feeling towards us with moving all his body . He tries to speak with us by body language and with different noises that he can make . MY first son and Hoonam get on well and Hooman is a master in making of Hoonam to laugh . I try to record his funny actions with digital camera that I had done for Hooman before . last week Hoonam started to eat solid food altough at first it wasn't so good . My load of work will be more as I will prepare rice pooding and soap for him .

I ‘m going to be off for a while to do spring cleaning although I haven’t started it yet . well it ‘s time to say bye . Have fun with spring cleaning and new year shopping .
Cheers

Have a nice sleep all trough the night :-)

1 comment:

leyl said...

Hi,PARY YOU WİLL FIND A TURKISH HOLY ....HIDRELLEZ"...

WHAT IS "HIDRELLEZ"...

It is said that whatever you wish for on that night, will come true!

"Hıdrellez", is one of the seasonal festivals of all Turkish world which is celebrated as the first day of the "early summer". It is also "day of Hızır", the day on which prophets Hızır and Ilyas met with each other on earth. The words Hızır and İlyas have since fused together pronounced as Hıdrellez. Hıdrellez Day falls on May 5-6. There are various theories about the origin of Hızır and Hıdrellez. Various ceremonies and rituals have been performed for various gods with the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Iran, Greece and in fact all eastern Mediterranean countries since ancient times. One widespread belief suggests that Hızır is a prophet who has attained immortality by drinking the water of life (ab-ı hayat), and who has reached God, and wanders around among people from time to time, especially in the spring, and helps people in difficulty and distributes plenty and health. The identity of Hızır, the place and the time he lived in are not certain. Hızır is the symbol of spring, and the new life which emerges with it. In Turkey, where belief in Hızır is widespread, the characteristics attributed to him are as follows:


• Hızır rushes to the aid of people in difficulty and grants peoples’ wishes.
• He always helps well-meaning, benevolent people.
• He brings plenty and wealth wherever he stops.
• He brings remedies to those who are troubled and health to the sick.
• He helps plants to grow, animals to reproduce, and human beings to grow strong
• He helps improve peoples’ fortune.
• He is the symbol of good omens.
• He has the God-given power of working miracles.

Hıdrellez Festival, which is still celebrated with grand ceremonies in Anatolia, has been celebrated since ancient times. Although it is celebrated under different names and in different times, it is possible to see the motifs of Hıdrellez in many places. The arrival of spring and awakening of nature have been perceived by mankind as a phenomenon to be celebrated. In fact, Hıdrellez, as a spring festival, has a universal character.