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Since the Soviet Union fell, Christmas has become an important holiday once again in Russia. The holiday is marked with 10 days of celebration extending to New Year’s. Traditional elements, such as decorating Christmas trees, have thrived. Russian Christmas ornaments are absolutely stunning. While you can easily find plastic Yuletide Russian Christmas décor, it is still possible to find hand painted ornaments made from wood or glass. Some of my favorite Russian ornaments are ones that are patterned after the famous nesting dolls or the Snow Maiden of Russian literature. The domes of Russian Orthodox churches, often described as onion-like, are also a popular shape for ornaments.
I feel awkward attending a wedding without giving the bride and groom a gift, so I’ve taken to giving keepsakes. For Christian couples I like to give handblown glass ornaments. There are quite a few lovely bride and groom ornaments that make perfect winter weather gifts. Any glass ornament that reflects the couple’s interests in some way will be greatly appreciated by the newlyweds.
Easter eggs or spring eggs are special eggs that are often given to celebrate Easter or springtime. The oldest tradition is to use dyed or painted chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled with candy such as jelly beans. Easter eggs are a widely popular symbol of new life in Bulgaria, Russia, Romania, Ukraine, Poland and Slavic countries’ folk traditions. There are many different ways that these countries make and decorate Easter eggs.
Some of the prettiest are the Polish hand blown and hand painted Easter egg ornaments from Tannenbaum Treasures. These come in a set of six Easter eggs in assorted easter colors. These glass egg ornaments are all intricately designed, beautifully ornate accented with jewels and glitter. These elegant hand blown glass egg ornaments will make a fabulous presentation this spring.
I believe the Academy was spot on, as the visuals from the film were absolutely captivating. They brought to life all the colorful characters just as I had envisioned them. In fact, I have several Alice in Wonderland handcrafted ornaments which I display year round on my coffee table. I think the White Rabbit ornament in particular invokes the strong imagery that Tim Burton’s film put forth.
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What do you get for the couple that has everything? I have noticed over the past few years of attending weddings that a lot of brides and grooms do not ask for gifts. People are getting married later in life, which means that by the time they do walk down the aisle they have accumulated many of the household goods that are normally given as gifts to a new couple.
Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorite childhood stories. The re-imagining of the classic tale in a film by Tim Burton was very well done, I think. At the Academy Awards this year the film won for Art Direction and Costume Design.
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