Today is International Women's Day, so I thought I would do my part to recognize this important day. In Bulgaria, like the majority of other places in world, women are being recognized for the economic, political, and social accomplishments made through hard work and sacrifice. In SOS Tryavna, we held a celebration for all of the mothers and female staff members in the village, and we hosted a group of female guests from Gorna Oryahovitsa, a small town in northern Bulgaria. The director gave all of the women flowers and toasted them for all of their hard work. The women's group from Gorna Oryahovitsa also gave a toast, then recited poems celebrating women's achievements. Afterwards, there were refreshments ranging from banitsa to cookies and cake. One of the pedagogues made a Powerpoint presentations also paying tribute to the women of SOS, which was entertaining because most of the women had never seen the pictures.
Well, it's snowing again, so Baba Marta, like Groundhog's Day, didn't necessarily mark the end of winter again. I'm learning just to take each day as it comes and not get disappointed when I look out the window and see it snowing. Maybe one day soon it will stop!
Quotes of the Day:
"The people who are trying to make this world worse aren’t taking a day off. How can I?" – Bob Marley, in reference to the gunmen that shot him in his home before a peace rally.
"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." - the Dalai Lama
Peace, Love, and Understanding...
This is the group of women from SOS and Gorna Oryahovitsa.
The psychologist, is giving one of the mothers in SOS a flower for International Women's Day.
One of the SOS mothers is participating in a Bulgarian tradition by taking a piece of the bread and dipping it in honey.
The director, a woman from Gorna Oryahovitsa, and one of the pedagogues taking part in the Bulgarian tradition.
The traditional Bulgarian round bread and honey, which is given to welcome guests.
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