My grandfather had a few choice words that almost defy translation.Repeating them would aways get me a mouth full of soap.I could never understand what the big deal it was until years later when my father attempted to translate for me! Soap was a light punishment. Nono was from Unija. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Jerin" <rjerin26@yahoo.com> To: <croatia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [CROATIA] traffic is heavy > Hi Patty, > > Well I must tell you that as a young boy I spent much time with my > Grandparents on their farm in PA... and for many years I would repeat what > my Grandfather said when he was upset with his horses (later it was a > tractor)... I used this once when helping my Bosnian German friends on > their farm here in OH they looked at me as if they had seen a ghost... > they asked if I knew what this meant... and I said "no, but in light of > the fact that I was trying to fix their #$^%&^^&* hay bailer I felt it > appropriate" When they told me what it meant.... well, I haven't used it > since then... and to imagine my dear Grandfather said grace at each meal ! > Live and learn... > > Robert > "Reuter, Patty" <patty.reuter@highlandbanks.com> wrote: > Sorry. I was unaware. This is now the only bad word I know in Croatian. > > -----Original Message----- > From: croatia-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:croatia-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Don Marinkovich > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 2:23 PM > To: croatia@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CROATIA] traffic is heavy > > > I hated to say anything, but, tyou can't let the kid go on talking like > that. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Jerin" > To: > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 2:07 PM > Subject: Re: [CROATIA] traffic is heavy > > >> Paty, >> >> Yes using wax is a more recent method but the oldest method was using >> onion skins and etching the design into the dye, exposing the lighter >> color of the shell. >> >> The tool is sometimes called a kiska.... pitchka (pic"ka) is a bad word >> at least in Croatian... but in Russian it is a little bird... >> >> Croatians call these eggs pisanica Ukraine is Pysanky >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/Easter-Egg-Croatian-Hrvatska-Pisanica-Turkey-Egg-rmb_W0QQitemZ200096054773QQcategoryZ70975QQcmdZViewItem >> >> Robert >> >> "Reuter, Patty" > wrote: >> We do our eggs with bees wax and a pitchka. We dye them several different >> colors and then remove the beeswax and cover them with varnish. I think >> the word is Prisanice. Everyone I know calls them Ukranian. >> >> Many Blessings to all this Easter! >> >> Patty >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: croatia-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:croatia-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Robert Jerin >> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 1:02 PM >> To: croatia@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [CROATIA] traffic is heavy >> >> >> And once the eggs are dyed (traditional easter eggs were dyed raw without >> draining the yolk out... this was considered life and would never have >> been removed)... then you need to take a pin and etch a design into the >> color... crosses, tree of life, Croatian Grbs are commonly seen here in >> Cleveland. >> >> Sretan Uskrs >> >> Robert >> >> Jerome Buza wrote: >> That is true Tony, I received a blessing to learn so much from all the >> people that write on theses lists. Today I am dying our Easter eggs in >> Onion Skins and they turned out a beautiful copper color. Now I will make >> our "Angel Wings" or "torn pants", in Polish they are crustiki, and I >> will >> prepare our Easter basket of sausages, eggs, a butter lamb, and other >> goodies to be blessed at church tomorrow and Eaten on Easter Sunday. >> >> Happy Easter to all of you. >> God bless, Margaret >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "tony zugay" >> To: >> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 9:59 AM >> Subject: Re: [CROATIA] traffic is heavy >> >> >>> You got an Easter blessing. >>> Tony >>> On Apr 4, 2007, at 6:46 PM, Jerome Buza wrote: >>> >>>> A week or so ago, some one wrote and wondered where everyone was and >>>> it was >>>> suggested that people gave up their computers for Lent. In the past 3 >>>> or 4 >>>> days, I can't keep up with the mail. 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