Christmas Eve is almost here. Only a few more hours and dinner will be on the table, with my little family. Since it is our tradition to eat fish on this date, it will be on the menu, but it will be codfish from the oven instead of fish stew... we don't have freshwater fish (carp) this year which is the main ingredient of the fish stew. Maybe the Silent Night song will be heard from somewhere, and that will be nice, but unfortunately, after that, the night will not be silent for me. That's how it is when you are a musician, work is work.
The day also went a bit chaotic, you know how it goes before this big holiday, you have to provide all the necessary ingredients for the upcoming lunches and you also have to find Santa Claus somewhere and agree with him what to leave under the tree. It is always a task that takes quite a while and the rocks... 😱 my Christmas Kindness Rocks are still undecorated.
It would be very irresponsible and frivolous of me not to bring my share of the work that was suggested in the Kindness Rocks Community. I will not write down all the reasons why I didn't have time to make them earlier, there is no room for rants here, just for some colours on the rocks.
Just so you know: mine won't have a lot of details and won't be too pretty or artistic, like those that certain Hive artists sometimes paint on rocks. My Christmas Kindness Rocks will be pretty simple, with a Christmas greeting and small Christmas-related items. A Christmas tree, Santa's hat, a star, or a snowman.
I didn't have time to paint the rocks in white or other colour as a base. They just stayed in their natural outfit and received these short Christmas greetings. When I thought about this initiative, I had in mind even the most simple decoration (like mine 😁) with a few words that would accompany the drawings. We don't have to be painters or real artists to do this activity. It is more about fun and kindness, shown through rocks.
I wrote in various languages the simplest Christmas greetings:
Feliz Navidad - Spanish
Merry Christmas - English
God Jul - Norwegian and Swedish
Bon Nadal - Valencian
Frohe Weihnachten - German
Vrolijk Kerstfeest - Dutch
Joyeux Noel - French
I picked the languages randomly as some of the languages I have in my surroundings. I checked the translator to be sure about some (like the Dutch one - it was challenging) and saw Chinese and Japanese. For fun I wanted to try to write 圣诞快乐 source but no way I could write it down so I ditched the idea 😅. Anyway, some of the pebbles were small so I would need magnifying glasses to write and read that Christmas wish.
Tiny snowman resting in my hand.
Dear Hivers, to all those who celebrate Christmas Eve today (and also those who don't) may you have a Merry Christmas full of peace, joy, and happiness! 🌟
They are PERFECT! As you wrote, the idea was the act of kindness, to write something, perhaps to draw something 'simple', and leave them in the wild, for others to find. That said, are you still leaving them everywhere, or have they become more like presents to people you know? I am still holding on to those you gave me, they are in front of my (work) desk at the windowsill. Yeap, concrete windowsills. Perhaps the perfect canvas for kindness 'stones'? Not moveable though.
Nice you found the Dutch: 'Vrolijk Kerstfeest', I suppose, we have multiple ways to say this. This one is used by non-religious people, quite common. 'Zalig Kerstfeest', is used by religious people, and I suppose, by elderly people since this way of saying `Merry Christmas' was quite common back in the 60s and before as far as I can tell. In English, a common one to use next to 'Merry' is 'Holy'. We dont have a direct translation to that. Well we do, 'Heilig' but this is not used in combination with Christmas as in 'Heilige Kerstmis'. Did you ever realise the word Christmas is much about religion? Next to 'Christ', the (sub)word 'mas'? Add a 's' to 'mas' and one realises this is the Christmas Mass in church. In Dutch 'mis', is the direct translation of 'mass'. Pfffff why the hell am I talking about religion, since I am not religious at all pffff hahaha
Anyways NJOY XMAS
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They are perfectly imperfect 😊 or imperfectly perfect, who would know the difference hahah, thank you. I thought making it easy would inspire more people to participate but I suppose there are no pebbles around or simply not everyone shares the same love for little rocks :D
I am so glad you keep close those two rocks <3, well, I expect nothing less 😂
If the day comes that I lose inspiration, please just show me that black pebble 🙏
Dutch - I see it is complicated and now I don't have my Dutch neighbours around anymore... but I will wish you happy holidays in Hungarian, ok? 😂 Just kidding, Merry Xmas 🤗
Merry Christmas dear @mipiano to you and your family enjoy Christmas Eve.
Thank you very much @hindavi, I also wish you happy holidays 😊
We had a lovely Christmas Eve, traveling together to the place where I had a gig 🎼 and back 😁
Feliz Navidad @mipiano. Deseo que pases un hermoso día en familia, y que el amor siempre perdure con la fuerza que reflejan tus piedras. Saludos desde Cuba.
Muchas gracias @abrunet por estas palabras tan bonitas y por tus deseos. Felices fiestas igualmente y un gran saludo 👋
Merry Christmas !
I really like that you've used rocks without painting them first. Their natural colours and patterns have so much more character than a uniform white base. I don't know if the ink is waterproof, but I like the idea of dipping them in water or even having them sitting in a bowl of water to bring out their natural patterns 😀
Thank you, Merry Christmas to you too! 😊
I think the colours are waterproof, I haven't used them for such a long time so I forgot... hmm, I think they are, I will try it later 😉 thank you for the idea
Lo más importante es el sentimiento de amor verdadero entre todos los seres humanos,!! Que tengas un lindo día y un muy feliz año nuevo..!!
Así es. Tus palabras son sabias, @pinero . Felices fiestas y también feliz año nuevo 😇
Merry Christmas, @mipiano. I know everyone will enjoy your art today, or they are already enjoying it. 🎶🍾🥂
Thank you @nanixxx and Merry Christmas to you too. The evening went very well at the place I played 🎶
Glad to hear that you and K. Kawai were responsible for a beautiful evening and may it be repeated soon. ;)
Hopefully you can get some rest today while still enjoying the day.
Merry Christmas @mipiano, I hope you don't have to work tomorrow. Enjoy the holiday with your family
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you too 🎄
Today no work ;)))) just cooking tons of food hahaha, our teenager is eating a lot 😆
Merry christmas to our favorite pianist, I hope you had a good time and Buhito and I wish you all the best and lots of joy, peace, love and health (oops, almost forgot, and lots of music hehe) 😍🦉❤️
Someday we should try to write the Japanese, Chinese and Korean kanji, just for fun haha 😂
Bless you to you and your family 😘
Gracias, I also wish you and Buhito and Bizcochito and your whole family a Christmas full of joy and happiness! And music, of course ;)
My Jade tree still hasn't bloomed, it still needs some days I think. Every time I see it I remember I promised to show it when it blooms, it just is a bit slow, and I don't know why.
I expect these from you! Looks awesome ma’am. That’s how you greet new year!
Hey there, @incublus ;)
Glad to see you, I am sending you Season's Greetings 😇
I played yesterday evening two Adele's songs ;D
Really? Which ones do you play?
Easy on Me and Someone Like You (the latter I posted once on Hive, you remember ;) )
Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad 💚
Gracias, thank you, Merry Christmas @theworldaroundme 🥰
I love the one with the star, I want that one!!!! Very very Merry Christmas! Have a beautiful night and tomorrow a special one!💞
Thank you and the same yo you and yours!
This one?
Yes! It has a lot of light!!! The best for you and your family💗
Have a wonderful Christmas, @mipiano. 🎄🧑🎄
Gracias, Feliz Navidad @enraizar 🎄
Gracias! ☺️ 🎄
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Nice. Merry Christmas🎄
Momentos de renovación espiritual y mucha reflexión.
Somos seres muy exigentes pero inteligentes que ante las adversidades sabemos demostrar de que estamos hechos para salir adelante pero tenemos un sentimiento de agradecimiento ante Dios por tantas bendiciones que no podemos apartar.
Merry Christmas to you & yours! :)
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