Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-25
CUSTOMS OF EASTER.
bflel descriptions Of Ancient and Modern
ODSafYancsS Of the Festival.
ITS SOCIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
entertainments for the Wcek-wedding of
Mise Eiiyson and Mr.. Neison-Per.
sonal Notes and Gossip.

from the earliest period OF Christianity
Gown to the present day Easter has been
celebrated by believers with greatest Joy
as 'he queen OF festivals. The modes OF
observance in modern times are not vet
suicty circumscribed TO those OF a re-
hgious Character while the ancient OBJ
serNances were curious. and In some in
soances supersttious and amusing
HOLY Week was each day characterized
oy some peculiar ceremonial, for which
'here seems TO have been legendary au-
thority. but so curiously interviewer with
abe religious significance that 1t IS difficult
10 tell where one ended or the other be-
San.
one custom which still obtains In the
Greek Church is that OF rising carly on
Easter morning and walking by hundreds
In tho fields 10 see "the sun dance"
which, as tradition has II, the sun always
ooes ON that day. On Easter Sunday. too
IL was a custom for the young men Of
Che village to take of the young women's
ehoe-buckles. ana on Easter Monday the
young mems shoes and buckles were taken
on by the young women. on Tuesday
they were redeemed by little pecuniary
Iorfeits. out Of which an entertainment of
HANGING and refreshments was given
rallied ''Toinsy Cake" which was looked
forward to as an occasion Of great mcrri-
uent all the year.
The Tyroleso keep the feast Of Easter
In many picturesque and beautiful ways
a. Ia
mountains and valleys singing beautiful
hymns 10 their guitars ana harps. CALI
Ing out The people TO their doors, they
expect them TO Join In their chorus. "Ihe
Lord Is risen." answered by lie is risen
Indeed; thus, together they rejoice in the
glad anniversary. Crowds of young pcO-
pie JOIN them bearing torches. and the
good wives have the Paschal eggs ready.
syed in brightest coiors. with notices Of
all kinds upon them. which are freely
put into their baskets, and the singers
return 10 their carols, "Ihe Lord lie is
risen-risen indeed"
The custom Of giving eggs and of dye
ing or ornameutug them at Easter IS
one OF the oldest known. 1t IS even as
serted that eggs were held hy the Egyp-
tlans as a sacred emblem OF the renova-
ton OF mankind after the dcluec
The lsraehtes adopted the egg as
type OF their departure from inc land OF
Egypt and IT was used In the feast Of
the Passover as part of the furniture Of
the table with the Paschal lamb The Per-
slams II IS said, Keep a.. 2th OF March
as the festival Il the solar Sew Year,
mutually presenting colorod and orna-
mental eggs. ana even at this day, I'm
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dangers many one,
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SreeGie miild. take home
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,niitv md alnsgiving. Perhaps this was
IN imitation of the meek spirit OF Christ
in yashing the feet OF the disciples on
The eve Of His passion.
II * In consequence of an associated
net OF charity. the distribution Of food
,n baskets or maunds. that the day has
cone 10 bo distineulshed in England as
..Maundv Thursday"
The King of England was accustomed
on this day To have brought before him
Is many poor men as he was years ola,
whose feet he washed and a whom he
distributed aims.
Queen Elizabeth. who. in respect TO