Mother's Day in China, take 7

Yes, this was my seventh Mother's Day in China. Most of my Mother's Days have been celebrated here. It still strikes me as strange that something originally intended to be temporary has stretched this long.

This year, again, we received flowers after Mass. No Bishop this year, so Brigid was much less terrified helping me receive a blessing and flower from a much more familiar priest.

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I'm late in extending these wishes, but I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day.

Comments

Clare Krishan said…
Is the Chinese name for the flower related to ding xiang [丁香] spice?
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Clare Krishan said…
curious that 'ding' = to cube or dice into small pieces, is so similar to our meaning for 'pinking' as in shears that cut small inclined incisions... can you tell I'm home sick and have too much time on my hands? Pls excuse me...
Jen Ambrose said…
I don't know. The word for flower is hua 花 and for carnations, interesting, the transliteration 康乃馨 kangnaixin.

And actually, the flower I put in a half-consumed water bottle.