Joyeuses Pâques or Happy Easter everyone!!! To celebrate today, my friend Hannah and I had dinner in the "China Town" of Paris to enjoy some Pho Vietnamese soup before heading to mass at Notre Dame. As we left our apartment this afternoon, a large group of 80+ year old French people were outside the nursing home that neighbors our apartment singing Easter songs with the nurses...my heart melted.
Although I'm a bit homesick not to be with my family in New Hampshire this Easter, spending time with friends in such beautiful Parisian weather was incredible. I was also able to learn a little bit about how the French celebrate Easter or as they would call it Pâques.
In France, it is not the Easter Bunny that delievers gifts and candy Sunday morning, instead it is a flying bell from Rome. Not sure which is more believable?
Although it sounds very peaceful in theory, mass at Notre Dame was more chaotic than any service I have ever been do. This is a video from Easter at Notre Dame in 2008 but it gives you an idea of how crowded the service is.
Also, Shelby's aunt recommended I change the name of the blog to Same Girl and her Two Mute Friends, New Continent, what do you think?
Mary
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