Old Cracow custom Rękawka

Old Cracow custom 

called Rękawka

is celebrated every year on Tuesday after Easter.

It is the way of welcoming spring

and also has the function of Spring Dziady

(a feast to commemorate the dead).

This pagan ceremony

was usually followed by a fair and folk plays.

Nowadays its goal is to see the reconstruction of

some Slavic ceremonies, people dressed as middle ages warriors

and generally to enjoy 3rd day of Easter :)

It always takes place next to Krakus Mound

where according to the legend Krakus,

founder of Cracow, was buried. 

The ceremony of lighting up fire

Welcoming spring :3

Traditional spices

Podpłomyki

The kind of flat bread commonly eaten in old Slavic times.

Changing my wish list?

Lately I do quite a lot of changes 

in my wardrobe,

but still I am unsatisfied with it..

I am a little fed up with print dresses 

and black as well...

Seems like this is a long way before me to complete 

the closet of my dreams...

The time of my graduating is also coming closer

so before it I feel obligated 

to rearrange it.

So dresses I want for everyday wear/work 

would be like:

And for some special occasions:

*oh dreaming*

Well in fact it would be enough to complete 

a decent taobao set of dresses xD

At least before starting a regular job.

More dream dresses in my fbk.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter for all of you :3

I am not a religious person at all,

but it doesn't mean that I don't celebrate it.

I treat it in an aesthetic way.

I love cute decorations, beautiful sacred music,

elegance of different customs and tasty food of course :3

Celebrations of senses.

This year Easter is even more wonderful,

because of snow. 

It creates a little nostalgic atmosphere.

Pussy willow in a snow

This Easter will be special for me 

because of one more reason.

On Friday I was listening to Stabat Mater

in different compositions

and then I heard his voice...

Please listen to it. 

I have listened to quite a lot counter tenors lately,
but this one has a timbre I am unable to express in words.
I was so obsessed with the thought that I will never hear castrati singers,
but I just can not imagine that they had more beautiful voices than Alexis.
Finally I have found my Farinelli:3

For Easter I also wish you all to find lots of beauty
to fill your life with it. 

Marie Antoinette jsk arrived

My Marie Antoinette jsk arrived the day before yesterday..

and it made me cry...

My most dreamed dress...

finally I've found it on egl...

and it was supposed to be in a perfect condition,

but it was not..

After visiting laundry the dress

looks almost perfect now

(it was just a dirt not stains)

but still I will never forgive a person who 

exposed me to such stress..

Leave it...

Just look how gorgeous this print is!

Here I wrote why I love Marie Antoinette so much..

(so you can understand my reason behind buying this dress,

but most important cause lies in its beauty of course!)

still actual after such a long time....

Here is me in the dress.

But this dress is jsk version.. (even if it has sleeves)

 and it is SO open

on arms, back... I feel so naked in it >.<

I think that I will wear it with blouses only...

For the end the pic from yesterday^^

Easter break is too short so me and my friend started eating cakes earlier :3

Let them eat cake :3

Ariadne auf Naxos

Today I went to see Ariadne auf Naxos,

quite new Strauss opera (1916 for the 2nd version).

With Kaha

I knew how crazy mix this opera contains

(opera seria with... commedia dell'arte?!),

but still I did not expect such a high absurd level xD

Of course there were moments when I really enjoyed it,

but still this is not what I am looking for in opera stories.

Worth mentioning are amazing soprano parts

which make your heart beat with unmeasurable speed,

but still it is not enough.

Even stage design was not 

enough to satisfy me. 

Well.. maybe Ariadne's laments

were able to make me forget all other lacks for a while.

Oh yes, I love pain expressed by singing.

Aestheticized pain.

Bodyline package arrived :3

My package from Bodyline arrived^^

I wanted this dress for such a long time that 

it is almost funny

considering how cheap it is.

I will wear it to opera

in upcoming weekend :3

And new wig.

I really love its style,

but the colour is a little too bright

and I am not sure 

if I should keep it or sell..

And lately I also bought pink curtains!

(of course not in the Bodyline :P)

My room is now blue-pink :3

Latest shopping

So my latest shopping 

from at least 2 weeks :3

Small things only.

Some from ebay, others from local shops

And close-ups

Don't you think that this notebook is 

perfect for notes for my master thesis

about opera^^?