OK, another riddle now. What is happening in this photo from a Russian high school? What are the school children witnessing?

school children

20 responses to “Russian Schoolchildren: A Riddle”

  1. Shakti Avatar
    Shakti

    Blessing of the school uniform ties?

    Like

  2. cliff arroyo Avatar

    I was going to say the blessing of the suspenders but I think I spy the word “victory” in the background with black and white pictures which makes me think it’s something morbid to do with WWII and/or continuing to sell the idea that the invasion of Ukraine is Great Patriotic War II: Electric Boogaloo.

    Like

  3. raddledoldtart Avatar
    raddledoldtart

    That’s one heck of a merkin? Ceremonial or just for everyday wear?

    Liked by 1 person

    1. cliff arroyo Avatar

      I’m very upset now that I didn’t come up with that comment.

      Like

      1. JaneB Avatar

        me too! raddledoldtart wins the internet today…

        Like

        1. Clarissa Avatar

          I Googled merkin. That’s a whole aspect of reality I was entirely innocent of.

          Like

    2. Clarissa Avatar

      What’s a merkin??

      Like

  4. el Avatar
    el

    Blessing of Георгиевские ленточки they’ll wear later?

    Like

    1. Clarissa Avatar

      Well, of course, YOU know. I was asking everybody else!

      Like

      1. el Avatar
        el

        Sorry I revealed it. You may delete my comment. But a mystery lives on – they are already wearing them, so the ones on the table are for somebody else. Do the students give them to people on the street?

        Like

        1. Clarissa Avatar

          They might do all sorts of things with the ribbons. They are used got decorating a lot these days.

          Like

    1. Clarissa Avatar

      Funny. 🙂 Thank you, I like it.

      Like

    2. Clarissa Avatar

      And my husband thought the ribbons were sausage when he first saw the photo.

      Like

  5. Shakti Avatar
    Shakti

    OT, Ruth Rendell died. I know you were a fan. 😦

    Like

    1. Clarissa Avatar

      Oh God!!!! Oh how sad!!!!

      Like

  6. Tim Avatar
    Tim

    I saw the photo on my phone and thought that on the table was a massive amount amount of bacon. I was going to say that the priest is blessing the food that Saint Putin mercifully put on the table today.

    But alas, it’s not bacon.

    Like

    1. Clarissa Avatar

      Maybe there could be a Rorschach-like test created based on the photo. 🙂

      Like

  7. Pen Avatar

    My first thought was that someone was performing an exorcism on a rug. This tells you how much I need my friends to come home so we can watch scary movies.

    Like

    1. Clarissa Avatar

Leave a comment