{"id":4091,"date":"2014-12-25T22:48:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T03:48:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-08-13T17:46:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T21:46:17","slug":"a-merry-christmas-to-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardern.co.za\/2014\/12\/a-merry-christmas-to-all\/","title":{"rendered":"A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardern.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xmas5.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\nMerry Christmas everyone! While picking camellias from the greenhouse for our Christmas Eve dinner,- I thought that I might share some images from our Christmas around here, which we celebrated last night on the 24th in goog, Lithuanian traditional style &#8211; most of my brothers and sisters attended ( the ones from the East coast) and their children, and Joe&#8217;s nieces, nephews and childhood friends. As this is the first year without my Dad, (it would have been in 101st Christmas in this house) &nbsp;we still wanted to hold this dinner that the Lithuanians call&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;\">K\u016b\u010dios, according to the Wikipedia, it&#8217;s described as this:<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;\">Everyone in a family makes a special effort to come home for the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christmas\" style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Christmas\">Christmas<\/a>&nbsp;Eve supper, even from great distances. They make the journey not so much for the meal as for the sacred ritual of K\u016b\u010dios. K\u016b\u010dios draws the family members closer, banding everyone together and strengthening the family ties. In this spirit, if a family member has died that year or cannot attend the meal (only for very serious reasons) an empty place is left at the table. A plate is still placed on the table and a chair is drawn up, but no spoons, knives or forks are set. A small candle is placed on the plate and lit during the meal. It is believed that the spirit of the deceased family member participates in the K\u016b\u010dios along with everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardern.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xmas4.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\nWe still set a place at the table for the departed. I know, it seems a little creepy, but when you&#8217;ve been doing it for your entire life, it truly becomes tradition. I went with mix and match china as it seemed to fit with out theme of &#8216;family artifacts&#8217; found in the cellar. Like old ski&#8217;s only snowshoes, and old pinecones from past trips. Camellias from the greenhouse helped round out all the old mercury class on the table.<br \/>\nFor more images from our Christmas celebration &#8211; click below.<br \/>\n<!-- more --><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardern.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xmas4.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The table was set for 16, and we decided to hand portraits of my parents on the wall, as this was my fathers painting studio back in the 1960&#8217;s when it was built onto our original house ( I know, the room still looks like it!). One of these days I am going to get rid of the wood paneling, but it&#8217;s a big room and it needed a lot of prep work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardern.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xmas6.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Instead of a big piece of chalkboard art, or a bog 18 foot tree, we opted for a more random and casual display &#8211; rods with wrapped christmas lights! These edison lights and white twinkle lights helps set the mood &#8211; and once it is dark outside, no one ever knew that the room actually has very little lighting in it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardern.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xmas7.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\nThe look was indeed, old fashioned and a little less formal. &nbsp;We didn&#8217;t have to &nbsp;buy anything, depending in stead on found objects.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardern.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xmas8.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\nIn the kitchen, I am stuffing my face with a bacon-wrapped shrimp! Our menu this year included roast Prime Rib, mashed potatoes, a winter salad of Frisee, endives, pomegranate and blood orange, along with veggies like Brussels sprouts with toasted hazelnuts and a chocolate brioche pudding.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardern.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xmas9.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\nWhy is it that everyone wants to hang out in the kitchen?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardern.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xmas13.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\nAnother traditional Lithuania event aside from the beet soup and Silke. which is pickled herring, is this flat wafer called Kal\u00e9datis. Every guest at the table takes a piece, and exchanges a piece with everyone else, offering a wish for the coming new year. &nbsp;I can still remember my dad always says that his wish was that we woudl all be together next year. In so many ways, this way, we were. Same house, same fmaily, same table and friends.<\/p>\n<p>We are Catholic Lithuanians, but abotu 1\/2 of our friends are Jewish, who also attend dinner &#8211; no problem food-wise, as our kugulis, virtineae and herring, as well as brown bread, and other dishes are so similar in both religions. Eastern Europe is still, Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardern.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xmas10.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\n..And we had a visie from Santa Dog too! Fergie loved his new wool winter sweater complete with squirrels and nuts. 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