The Twelve Days of Krishtlindjen

Here's a little ditty we naughty missionaries composed...

Sung to the tune of "The Twelve Days of Christmas"


On the first day of Krishtlindjen an Albanian gave to me...

a cup of cai mali. (a lovely tea made from local plant)

On the second day of Kristlindjen an Albanian gave to me...

Two shots of raki. (Albanian hard liquor, a cure-all for EVERYTHING)

On the third day of Krishtlindjen an Albanian gave to me...

Three red lokumme (comparable to Turkish delight)

On the fourth day of Krishtlindjen an Albanian gave to me...

Four Birra Korca (local beer)

On the fifth day of Krishtlindjen an Albanian gave to me...

Five Nigerian DVD's (aka: pirated but legal...sort of)

On the sixth day of Krishtlindjen an Albanian gave to me...

Six Leje Qendrimis (literally "permission to stay" or visa)

On the seventh day of Krishtlindjen an Albanian gave to ...

Seven Pickeled Peppers (yummy)

On the eighth day of Krishtlindjen an Albanian gave to me...

Eight Policemen Sleeping (typical)

On the ninth day of Krishtlindjen an Albanian gave to me...

Nine Women Sweeping (it's a wonder the country's not any cleaner!)

On the tenth day of Krishtlindjen an Albanian gave to me...

Ten Leaky Bombels (a gas tank)

On the eleventh day of Krishtlindjen an Albanian gave to me...

Eleven Dodgy Passports (can you tell we wrote this with some Brits?!)

On the twelfth day of Krishtlindjen an Albanian gave to me...

Twelve Baklava (we need more days for all the baklava Albanians love to give!!)

Gezuar Krishtlindjen!!