Showing posts with label Green Monday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green Monday. Show all posts

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Kite Flying !

In my earlier post I wrote about Green Monday celebrations in Cyprus. Following the Cypriot tradition, I and my family had great fun flying kites on this day.




Kurium beach was our obvious choice since it's usually windy there. Not surprisingly, it was very crowded with families enjoying their picnic plus kite flying :-)



With the wind blowing towards the sea, few had a tough time with their kites taking a dip in the water :(


Aditi keenly observing her dad in action :)


Father - daughter duo trying to get the kite airborne. Aditi seemed all excited.


And finally when the kite soared up into the sky, Aditi was veeeeery happy ! She was however wondering how the kite turned into a bird ;-)


It felt like we were back into childhood days ! Like they say -
"If you carry your childhood with you, you never grow older" ;-)
So next time you get a chance, don't miss it !

Monday, February 15, 2010

Green Monday !

Its 'Green Monday' today, here in Cyprus :-). It is the beginning of Orthodox festival of fasting. During this time, meat, dairy products, fish and even oil are forbidden !

The day is celebrated with picnics and kite-flying. Families and friends go to their villages or just gather for an outdoor vegetarian meal of bread, vegetables and olives.

While I follow the vegetarian diet everyday, I plan to enjoy the day kite-flying ! First time for Aditi and I hope she will enjoy it too :-)