Spring Holidays

Yesterday, I attended an Easter party and my first ever Baptism (it wasn't my own, no worries).

The church service part happened without my knowledge. I was simply dragged into it. Hehe, I thought that Easter PARTY meant..well...a party. And a party it was...after the church service. LEt me tell you, I think the Jewish Passover is a bit more celebratory than Easter. Jews get to relax and rejoice at their freedom. Christians get to put on stiff dresses and sit in church for two hours plus to listen to a story they all know about death. Even when they get to the rejoicing part, it is in the form of singing old songs that nobody knows. Jews sing "Dayenou" (sp?) which repeats the same word over and over again, and soem song about a kid and a cat that's tons of fun to sing at top speed. Haha, goood stuff. However, Jews have to eat matzah and Christians get Peeps and chocolate bunnies...I guess there are ups and downs to everyhting.

Anyway, the Baptism was interesting. My friend Adam (whose house the party was at) has a swimming pool. The preist(s) got in up to the waist, fully clothed (I guess bathing suits would be scandalous). The person-to-be-Baptized got into the water, the preist asked if they accepted Jesus as their savior beyond a shadow of a doubt, and their reward for saying yes was to get completely dunked into the chlorinated water. Congratulations, you are now saved from Hell. Now get a towel so you don't drip on the floor. Seems strange to me, but hey! I've never done it. Haha.

Bye dahlings!