Steiner blessings
March 11, 2008 at 11:44 pm 2 comments
Just got back from another playgroup morning. Munchkin is starting to build up her confidence so much with the surroundings, the other children and the other mums – kisses and hugs for everyone. Its nice to see her seeming a bit more confident.
At morning tea time, when we sit down to eat our buns, the children all hold hands and sing a blessing which goes:
“Blessings on the blossoms,
Blessings on the fruit,
Blessings on the leaves and stems
and Blessings on the root.
Spoken: Blessings on this meal”
There is also a line of Maori which may be ‘manahi a kai’ but I can’t be sure. When I work it out I will post it here.
Its such a lovely way to start a meal. I wonder if I can persuade Hubby to try it at home!
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henitsirk | April 6, 2008 at 1:09 am
The first time I sang this blessing to my kids, I made up a melody and made the mistake of making it the tiniest bit silly. Now I hardly ever use it because the kids just start laughing, and so I have to recite it instead! But it’s a good one.
I recently edited a book by the woman who runs Awhina Day Nursery in Havelock North…she incorporates a lot of Maori culture, which I thought was fascinating.
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domesticallyblissed | April 6, 2008 at 7:12 am
That is so cute that your kids started laughing – Hubby just laughs AT me when I sing it. Havelock North is like the Steiner capital of NZ – and such a beautiful place. I must look up Awhina. I love that we ‘NZ-ise’ our Steiner!