Chapter 90: The Easter Egg and the Rabbit Part 1
Sunday, April 2, 1879, Easter, the first Sunday after the full equinox.
Sunday is a good day with a clear weather and a lucky Easter. Why do you say lucky?
Because there is no fixed date for Easter every year, the weather is also volatile. From March 22 to April 25 at the earliest, the weather during this period can be very summer or winter, it may rain, snow or even hail.
So in a willful spring, it is not easy to have a good weather for Easter.
The long table on the green lawn outside the prince's uterus was filled with a large number of easter eggs for relatives and friends. This was the easter eggs that were drawn in the most gorgeous colors of spring, both Joey's family, all the family members, regardless of size, sat together, and painted together in the most gorgeous colors of spring the day before Easter.
Easter eggs are generally made of boiled eggs or eggs with egg yolks removed. For dyed pigments, they are not paints or paints we imagine, but pure natural colors.
There are yellow from turmeric roots, green from spinach, red beets, and the more vegetables, the thicker the color. Moreover, Joey's grandmother and Queen Augusta have a trick, which is to add an appropriate amount of vinegar when cooking vegetables, so that the vegetable juice will be thicker and brighter.
Generally speaking, if you want to participate in the Easter "Get Out" game, it will take more than half an hour to cook. The competitive Joey secretly used a pot with salt and then cooked an egg over low heat for a long time. The purpose is to prepare to cheat on the Easter "Get Out" game.
Once the eggs are cooked, they will be dyed. The most suitable eggs for dyeing are the type of eggs that have only been laid for a week. At this time, a layer of air will be generated between the egg white and the egg shell, so that when dyeing, the color will not dye too much on the egg white, otherwise the Easter eggs dyed on the egg white will not be delicious.
Dyeing lustful easter eggs should also have a look, that is, the easter eggs should be shiny and turn into an oily easter egg. To do this, you must use fat to wipe the lustful easter egg, and it is best to wipe it multiple times.
After some careful dressing up, the old egg that Joey used to cheat could finally shine in the sun.
In addition to the Easter gifts for the children, there are also sacred rabbits and furry chicks
First of all, the Easter bunny is not a hare. The Easter bunny looks very much like a domestic rabbit, but there are still huge differences between them. The most important point is its weight. The difference between the two is relatively easy to distinguish. The Easter bunny is only half the size of a domestic rabbit, and it is a small rabbit.
Secondly, the Easter rabbit is a very home-based rabbit. As long as it settles, it will live in a certain area and will not move. It is a pet rabbit that can live for seven years.
Finally, in the Easter rabbit fairy tale, all Easter eggs are laid by this Easter bunny, which is also the pet rabbit of Ostara, the goddess of harvest in Germanic national mythology.
Furry chicks are also traditional gifts for children by Easter adults, but in modern times, considering that children do not raise chicks, this custom has become in today's Germany, where parents take their children to the Children's Museum to see the chicks break out.
The three major highlights of Easter: painting easter eggs, easter egg games and Easter bunny, and the Prince's uterus are all ready, but an interesting Easter is not just about playing, but also about eating.
On the long table on the green lawn are also placed with sweet chocolate rabbits that children love to eat, as well as chocolate eggs with creamy fillings.
In addition, Chef Franzken personally made various desserts, starting with the sponge cake, followed by a long list of cheesecakes, Bonaparte fruit cakes, Easter croissants with chocolate fillings, Easter butter bread with whole eggs, chocolate mixed with cream puffs, various cupcakes with eggs, and a large plate of cut, boiled eggs piled on top of various sweet, sour and salty salad dressings.
The Crown Princess was not idle either. She baked it himself for this family gathering. It was made with British flavor and a strong cinnamon aroma, and 11 small balls of almond paste, representing the heavy oil fruit cake of Jesus' disciples.
At dinner time in the evening, Chef Franzken will also deliver carefully grilled lamb steaks.
Easter is not only a festival for children, but also for adults.
Compared with the gifts from children, the gifts for adults on Easter are much simpler, usually a bouquet of white, fragrant and fragrant iron cannon lilies.
In Germany and Britain, people like to use lilies blooming in spring and before Easter to represent the holiness of Jesus Christ in their hearts, especially the white cannon lilies. They are regarded as their "resurrection flower" in Protestantism, representing the purity and sacredness in their hearts, and are indispensable flowers in Easter.
Today, Joey's and the whole family have to change into brand new clothes and shoes to go to the church to pray Easter, especially the Crown Princess Victoria and Joey's two young sisters, Sophie and Margaret, who have to bring "Easter hats" decorated with fresh flowers and plants, and wear "Easter women's clothing" with bright colors to go out.
In short, Easter is an important traditional festival in the West and in Germany second only to Christmas.
The eternal theme of Easter is: rabbits, easter eggs, chocolate, lamb, flowers, new clothes, games and joy. Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are also the big day for children and adults to go out for spring outings.
Today, the Prince of Potstan is a festival for a large group of children. In addition to the children of all sizes of the Crown Prince Frederick, the son of Prince Karl of Prussia, the same name as Joey, from surname to name. Because Joey is more than one year younger, he can only be called Joachim by relatives of the Hohenzollern family.
There is also cousin Joey and the youngest daughter of the Grand Duke Baden. Because it was a family gathering, the Grand Duke Baden, the good son-in-law of William I, also came to the uterus. In addition to his young daughter, he also had an adult son, Prince Friedrich William Ludwig Leopold August. Prince August has been William's best friend since he was a child and is also an alumnus of Bonn University.
Grandma Joy, Queen Augusta's favorite cousin, Prince Carl August, the heir to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Saxony Weimar Eisenach, brought her cousin and wife, Princess Paulini, and brought their three-year-old son William Ernst to attend Easter this year in the Prince's Palace.
Inviting Grandma Joey's cousin was on the one hand the kindness released by the Crown Princess Victoria to the queen, and on the other hand, it was because the Grand Duchy of Saxony Weimar Eisenach was always a staunch supporter of the Hohenzollern family. From the organization of the German Customs Alliance to the anti-French alliance, to the establishment of the German Empire, they all stood firmly behind the Hohenzollern family, and the two consecutive queens were from the Grand Duchy of Saxony Weimar Eisenach.
The Grand Duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach is composed of scattered territories in the Saxony Province of Prussia. Among them, Eisenach is the palace of the Grand Duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach and the most important industrial city in central Germany. The German Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) in Liebkneth was established here in 1869.
Therefore, there is another hidden meaning to invite Prince Carl August, which is that Prince Victoria hopes to privately hint or warn Prince Carl August, pay more attention to Eisenach's workers' movement. Prince Victoria does not want his differences with Liebkneis at all, resulting in the famous "Weimar Silver Age" in Germany being destroyed in his own hands due to a possible strike.
There is also the Sir Grusen's family who came to Berlin on Saturday, including his daughter, son-in-law and 10-year-old grandson Thomas William Storing came to the Prince's uterus together. Sir Grusen's grandson Thomas William Storing was happy to see everyone, but he looked disgusted when he saw Joey, because he was called uncle, who was less than one year older than him.
But Joey is fine and always likes to talk to this nephew.
Joey's Aunt Anna, the Babbage family, was also invited by the Crown Princess Victoria to attend the holiday party in the Prince's Palace. Naturally, Joey's new best friend Dreyer Babbage also appeared.
Following the Babbage family, an irrelevant follower, and it cannot be said that it is irrelevant. After all, he is Mr. Charles Parsons, the physics teacher of Joey, and the son of Count Ross, the Crown Princess, who is an acquaintance of the Crown Princess. Since he came uninvited, he could only be invited into the uterus. As for whether he came to celebrate Easter with everyone or for some other reason, everyone naturally knew it.
But after seeing Joey's harsh beautiful math teacher, Miss Ada Elizabeth Babbage, with a bad look, he was so tactful that he stopped talking.
Joey knew how strict he was, his math teacher. In addition to teaching him, Teacher Elizabeth was also teaching his best friend Redell, who is the beautiful math teacher and his younger brother.
If Radell dares to be naughty, stupid, or not concentrate, he will definitely be beaten by his sister. Joey is frightened every time he sees it. Moreover, Teacher Elizabeth directly admitted that if Joey is organized by her, the upcoming math test will not be good, and he will end up with Radell.
With the help of the Crown Princess, Radell entered the Berlin Arts and Science School with Joey and became a classmate. In less than two weeks of class time, Joey completely saw Radell's high level of mathematical talent. Radell told Joey that his mathematical level often could not answer the mathematical problems his sister had, and he sternly warned Joey that if his sister wanted to beat him, then he could not dodge him if he got beaten.
Now the math exam has become a nightmare for Joey.
Joey looked at his physics teacher who dared to come to the Prince's Palace to commit suicide, and only the words of admiration remained in his heart.
When the people were almost there, the adults and friends of the Hohenzollern family led the children to take advantage of the early spring morning sun and laughed to the church next to the Prince's womb to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The Easter Mass in the church, or the early morning prayer, was just like Joey's previous life, and there was no change in the rituals and rules.
Easter morning prayer is also a joy for the children in addition to sacredness. Joey and the other children used glass jars that had been prepared, put the lit candles, held it in both hands, lined up around the holy platform in the church, and sang happily while walking.
Joey sang a traditional German Easter song, "d �
d erde Licht,
I ignite you into light,
d erde Licht,
I ignite you into light,
d erde Licht,
I ignite you into light,
denn dein Licht kommt.
Because your light comes slowly and immerse me.
Simple lyrics with melodious melody, everything looks so sacred and solemn against the backdrop of the beating candlelight in the children's palms.
Chapter completed!