New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10


brates the entry of the Christ into Jerusalem, rdlns
upon an ass. while the people threw branches In the
way. The pcdent has suggested and has gwen
excellent opportunity for the celebration OF inc oaE
hy professions. which are capable of being maoe
exceedingly picturesque. A representation OF ire
ass bearing the Christ would naturally be feature
In one OF these professions. In some OF them
priest used TO ride upon the carrying the Host
and another way was TO have wooden ass, win
figure Oh its back the whole mounted on some soft
of car so that it could ve easily dragged through te
streets This representation Is described by
NacgeOrgus, that hOmely. ritual hating poet ana lie
snys that after the procession the boys would hre
the ass and drag it about to the houses OF people Oh
the town, who would give Them money, bread ana
eggs There were other appropriate figures IN 'hese
professions, a common one being that Oh an angel
and in the accounts of St. Andrew Hubbard's Parish
London, in 1920 is charge of dghtpenee lot inc
hire of an angel for the Palm Sunday procession
In 1897 there had been a change in the market, Tor
some reason or other and the angel only cost ioui-
pence.
on Palm Sunday in England crosses used to be
made Of palms and blessed. and they were then
thought TO be able TO protect their owners against
disease. There especially curious custom
connected with these crosses in Cornwall. They
were carried the shrine of our Lady OF Nantswell
and after the payment Of fee TO ahe priest they
were thrown into the wen. If a cross hoated Its
owner would live through the year; ii--N sank he
why the crosses should not always float. Perhaps
they always did, and If 50. the experiment would
naturally become popular. There used also 10 be "a
belief that any one who did not have palm in his
hand on Palm Sunday would have his hand cat OIL
Perhaps as remarkable custom OF Palm Sunday
as could we'll be devised is that prevailing at Caisor
in Lincolnshire. and described in letter written 10
the editor of Homes Every Day Book person
representing the proprietor Of the Broughon estate,
said the writer, 10 the north porch OF the
church in the Of the first lesson In the morn
Ing service and cracked long cad whip three times
lie then wrapped the lash Of the whip around tile
handle and fastened TO the top OF IT purse contain
ing two stllines, originally in the form OF twenty
four silver pennies lie then entered the church and
Walking 10 the reading desk at the beginning OF the
second lesson, waved the whip over the minister's
head three times md knelt holding 1t aloft ill the
lesson was finished tn, performance OF this cere-
mony was condition Of the tenure Of certain lands
Any one who wishes to search for its meaning is at
liberty TO do and is likely to have pleasant hunt.
Chambers Book of Days" I'm describing the CUSTOM
saws THAT the purse must contain thirty pieces 81
silver.
The DAYS OF Holy Week go by with little special or
peculiar Observance til Thursday. There has been
coed deal Of altogether satisfactory discussion about
the meaning Of the designation Maundy Thursday.
There are two explanations which about equally
reasonable. One is that the word maundy' is con
pected with the word mandate" and refers TO the
command gwen to the disciples in John xiii, IA, TO
wash one anoher's feet and the other is that the word
Is from mand" or rnaund." meaning the basket In
which gifts OF food were carried for the poor and also
the gift Itself. In any MaJmdy Thursday
memOratcs the Last Supper. and the customs Of wash
ing feet and OF giving aims 10 the poor extremely
Old The monarchs Of England used on this day, TO
wash the feet of paupers Elizabeth was one who did
and the last who performed the ceremony in person
James H. After him the monarchs used TO rele-
gate the duty a representative and finally became
the custom only 10 give royal aims. II was the habit
to give aims of abundant food and money to
paupers the monarch years old
An interesting variation Of this custom was that
practised at Seville. where the archbishop used to wash
the feet Of twelve paupers and give them a luxurious
dinner. This dinner was elaborate that when 1t
spread tho table 1t counted Of the sights
of the town. But the twelve paupers did not eat IT,
They had palmer dinner in the kitchen and then sold
their portions Of the finer to such abOu the
town liked delicacles and were willing 10 paw for
them. They also sold their napkins which were works
OF art
The most important secular Observances OF G0od
Friday seem to have relation to BINS and bread The
hot cross buns are ancient and famous. and b. the
London street cry, " OHe-a penny buns. two penny
buns, penny, two penny hot buns ~ The
buns are also familiar here, though the cry is not and
probably almost any good bakery in NewYOrx will
supply them next Friday To customers who want To eat
what they ought 10 eat. Tho hot bun Is a
small bun. we'll sweetcned and spiced, with a
stamped on the top. The custom OF Offering cakes or
bread in religious services Is Of course much older
Christianity and the hot bun custom il
sDy survival Od some form Of IT,. The cross on the
bun may have originated in two cuts made upon II for
convenience In breang IL into four pieces, or II
not. II is O curious circumstance that two leaves
OF bread marked with crosses found In Ifercua-
neum. Also, kind OF bread called "boun" used
aclenty 10 be offered to the gods, and the making OF
cnhes for the Queen Of Heaven Is mentoped In Je4e-
mlah vi, 49, aDd xiv, 10. While all this does not
clearly explain the history Of hot buns. II shows
frat II coes far back and gives the comforting
snce that the thread Is not perfectly traced simply
because ID cannot be.
There was another kind OF bread that used to be
baked In English houses on Good Friday and kept
through the year to be put 10 water and used as medi
for all disease cake In the form Of cross was
also baked on this day and hung up In the house az
prytectoD against fire, and II Is said that house
where one OF these cakes hung was ever burned.
The ing who could cure The kings evil by bis touch
1keufse blessed rings Friday distributed