It's baby season :)

So, it's baby season. Since October I have been to almost 10 mulitfas. Everyone makes sure to tell me exactly when we are having them because I love them so much! Below are a few pics of my friend's mulitfa from a couple of weekends ago. I've decided that this is kind of like America's baby shower...except this one is waaaay more extravagant. I probably explained all this in an early post, but I'm gonna do it again, so...blah. First, four or five baba's (grandma's) set to cooking at about 5am or earlier. They cook pots and pots of beans, rice w/ pork, cabbage salad, and banitsa. We also eat "halva" which I think you can actually get in the states and I am totally obsessed with. Women start showing up around 11 and so starts the flow of visitors that lasts well into the evening. First, you go into the room where the baby and mother stay. You talk with the mother and give her money, sweets, and sometimes clothes for the baby. This usually depends on how close you are to the family. After that you go into a different part of the house, or maybe even to another house where every room is filled with long tables. There are always other members of the family running around serving you, and making sure you are comfortable and have everything you need. After you eat, you simply leave...and you've had a good day. Below are some pictures of the last mulitfa I attended...we have one more coming up and after that we are done for at least a couple of months as no one here is ready to pop anytime soon...sad, I know. Enjoy!



A few of us sitting around the table enjoying the yummy food and probably talking about how and why I don't eat meat.


That's halva there to the left and the rice concoction in the middle.



One of the baba's servin' up a plate of goodness.

Me with the baby and Jamle behind me about to say, "When are YOU going to have a mulitfa?" Yikes.