My three year old celebrated Rosh Hashanah at preschool this week. The Jewish New Year has many traditions that revolve around food...from eating apples and honey to celebrate a sweet new year, to Tashlich where bread is thrown into a body of water to signify the casting off of sins to start the year with a fresh slate.
This week a piece of paper came home in her backpack. It is a blessing that they worked on as a class, and I would like to share it with you. There is an utterly random food reference that made me laugh.
The Blessing For The World
We wish the world would have millions of monkeys and a butterfly named Mango. Also, the world needs lots of present. The world needs kisses and cakes and princesses. We wish for peace, justice, and lots and lots of Mommy love and many beautiful flowers. That's all.
The butterfly named Mango. Why Mango? The national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. The mango is used in rituals of Ganesha, remover of Obstacles, patron of arts and sciences, and deva of intellect and wisdom. Butterflies in many cultures signify the soul of either living or dead.
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