Good morning, so today in Cyprus my Cypriot family will be attending a church rememberance service for my eldest daughter who sadly passed away five years ago. She fought a long and hard battle with a very rare conditional called schleroderma.
The picture above is Koliva (whole wheat grains, almonds, pomegranates, sesame seeds, sultanas plus more). Koliva is the sweet offering that is made to commemorate our loved ones who have passed away at their memorial (mnimosino) service in Cyprus. Koliva is prepared and taken to the church service to be blessed during the prayers for the dead. For us, this rememberance service in Cyprus takes place today, the last Sunday prior to the Christmas Festivities as we lost Christiana on Boxing DayOnce the Koliva has been blessed it is scooped up into paper bags to distribute to the church goers after the liturgy.
I am having a quiet day, catching up on bits and pieces and making sure I am ready for the week ahead. Trusting you will have a super Sunday and thank you for having a read
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