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09/14/2022

It’s my beautiful (inside and out) friend’s birthday.
WISHING YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELE!!!

01/19/2022

The beautiful boutique S Hotel

10/16/2021

I’m honored to work with these two phenomenal beauties for their breast cancer awareness launch. Check out their website and vegan lipsticks.

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10/14/2021

Story time: Where have I been?
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01/01/2021

The year 2020 was a challenging one. Filled with a lot of ups and downs, sadness, sometimes laughter and unbelievable grief.

May 2021 bring you peace which passes all understanding, love, health and prosperity. God Bless!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!🎊🎈🎆

12/25/2020

Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas

12/13/2020

12/11/2020

𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙

𝙀𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙖

𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟳𝘁𝗵 - Ethiopians go by the Coptic calendar, so their Christmas falls on the 29th day of the month of Tahsas.

𝙂𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖 (Christmas) is an important Ethiopian holiday and is filled with religious traditions and African culture.

🎄𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 - instead of exchanging gifts, the main focus is on ritual and ceremony,

🎄 𝟰𝟯 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗬𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁 - leading up to their Christmas holiday, Ethiopians fast, which consists of one meal a day, no meat, dairy and eggs.

🎄 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲- Ethiopians dresses in all white on Christmas Day.

Netela is a traditional item of clothing worn like a shawl. It is a white cotton garment woven with colored borders.

🎄𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲- Orthodox Christians attend mass

🎄𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮 - On their Christmas Day young men and boys play a game similar to hockey.

🎄𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 - Ethiopians break their 43-day fast by eating a light meal at daybreak on January 7th.

🎄𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝘁 - Later in the day a spicy stew (Doro Wat) with meat and vegetables is consumed and scooped up with Ethiopian flatbread.

For an extended Christmas holiday, you can visit Ethiopia in January. The weather is warmer and there is little rainfall.
📸 yahoo

Melkam Genna!!
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12/10/2020

𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙

𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙮

Norway’s Christmas traditions are based on both Christian as well as having some elements of old pagan aspects.

🎄𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - for all the die hard Christmas lovers who grapples with how soon you can decorate without being mocked, you are in good company. Norwegians start decorating for Christmas at the ending of November.

The streets are lined with lights, the city is buzzing with Christmas shoppers, the Christmas markets are open and you may be able catch a concert.

🎄𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲 (𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟯𝗿𝗱)- this tradition is celebrated at home which consists of tree decorating, making a gingerbread house and eating risengrynsgrøt.

🎄 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗿𝘆𝗻𝘀𝗴𝗿ø𝘁- a hot rice pudding served with sugar, cinnamon and butter. An almond is hidden in the pudding and if your bowl have the almond then you win a marzipan pig.

In the countryside many people put the pudding outside for the barn gnome. In the morning, if it is not eaten by the barn gnome they will make a cold rice pudding with whipped cream called riskrem.

🎄𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀- most Norwegians believe the night before Christmas, bad witches and spirits will come out, if they find your broomsticks, they will take them and fly through the skies.

🎄 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲 - at 5:00pm the bell rings which indicates the time to celebrate. Shops and bars are closed and most people eat dinner at home or with their relatives. Eating pork ribs or pork belly, dried cured ribs of lamb, boiled cod, lutefisk (cod cured in lye) and malty beer (juleøl) are just a few traditional dishes.

From Christmas Day until New Year’s Eve, Norwegians typically spend their days and evenings going out to brunch and dinner with family and friends.

𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙅𝙪𝙡 (Merry Christmas)!
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12/09/2020

𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨

The Philippines has the longest Christmas season which starts from September and ends in January. Read below for an insight of a few of their Christmas traditions.

🎄 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲 - they call it 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙣. Okay, this is not really different from most cultures, but the difference is their Belen is setup everywhere instead of just a church or religious places

🎄𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹- in addition to traditional Christmas lights, their unique ornament is shaped in a big circle with a star in the middle

🎄𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗶- this is a mass where Filipinos attend really late at night or very early in the morning for 9 days before Christmas.

🎄𝗡𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗮 - Filipinos often wake up at midnight to welcome Christmas Day with this lavish feast of traditional dishes

🎄𝗡𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗮- another lavish feast at the end of the year. Filipinos adorn their table with food usually formed into round shapes and 12 round fruits which is believed to bring in good fortune. They also make loud sounds which is believed to ward off bad spirits before entering the new year.

🎄𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 - celebrated on the first Sunday in January. This marks the last day of their very long Christmas season, where they celebrate the three kings who went to visit Jesus’ manger

These are just a few traditions mentioned. The key pillars of the Filipino culture is family centered and filled with wonderful traditions, food and ongoing festivities. Celebrating Christmas from September to January is an amazing way to end a year and start a new one. Maligayang Pasko!
What do you think about this tradition? Please leave a comment below.
📸 yahoo
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12/08/2020

Travel Tip Tuesday- Must have travel item

12/07/2020

𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙

It’s the Most Wonderful time of the year

Christmas is my favorite holiday. I revert to my beautiful childhood days in Jamaica with sorrel brewing, family laughter, Jamaican black cake, Santa Claus, gifts and eating, lots of eating.
Everyone was so festive with laugjter in the air and a “Merry Christmas“ cheer from across the way. It was and always will be my favorite time of year.
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Virtually travel with me to view Christmas practices around the world.
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