So, spring break here is actually Easter vacation. A lot of the U.S. celebrates Easter, (3/4 of Americans are Christian) but I've never had a spring vacation over Easter.
Which leads me to believe that: 1) Easter is not a commercial enough Christian holiday to warrant vacation or 2) We don't care that much about easter 3) Christmas vacation is enough, why do you need another?
People take more vacations here, it seems...
One thing that I'm doing this Easter week is playing Bach's St. Matthew Passion. I won't sound like a very good jaded professional musician if I say this, but it is really something to play this amazing piece of music in a 14th century cathedral. Listen, if nothing else to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44HcQAyDsvU&feature=related
Than, I found a version of someone playing this same number on erhu (chinese stringed instrument). wow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zs5-XFFBuI
Beautiful music.
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