How are the witches made? Can they be made at all? One might argue that you become one once you acquire special wisdom, a.k.a. powers; another would say that the simple decision and willingness to study witchcraft is sufficient, while yet, others would say that witches are born not made. And the number of opinions ... [Read More]
Uzgavenes – Lithuanian Mardi Gras – at Camp Neringa, Vermont
It’s practically impossible to find the exact English translation to Lithuanian word Užgavėnės. It would be Fasching in German or Масленица in Russian. But in Brazil, Bolivia, Haiti, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Switzerland they have it too and call it just carnival! And then there is Mardi Gras in New Orleans, which would be kinda English version ... [Read More]