The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-03

tefmire the date Of the festival. The
Boek Of Common Prayer tells us that
Easter Always comes the first Sun.
~ Of the full moon, which appears
n& after March n. and II the full moon
nD On . Sunday. then Easter Day is
y Sunday following. This. of course.
y accept. ard keep the festival at that
- from year TO year. Let us look
- more closely into the matter and
how this was determined.
Ne French Paques, italian Pasqua.
pedish Pask, and the names OF the fes-
eai N several other languages come
M tho Latin pascha. meaning passover,
= originated with the belief that Christ
- tyDlhed by the paSchai lamb slain
the Feast Of the Passover, which was
edained by Aozes In remembrance OF
y passing over OF tho IsraeIises when
hrst born Of the Egyptians persisted.
y cary Christians continued 10 keep
y Jewish feast for only a short time
ed then ce1ebFated in It's place the Chris
IN Passover instituted by Christ at the
)st suppoe, fhe last Passover supper be-
xs ~ cruciIcation. The Greek and
Affa churches however, did not agree
y % the exact time of the Easier reir-
uion and while some were mourning In
n6npration OF the occasion, others
ktss u1ejcing In the resurrection Of the
ssiR Neither church WISHED TO cele~
nss Z az the same time a. the Jews,
~ u fhere was no Gregorian calendar
Akp them. II was a difficult matter
ksile. and toward the end OF the sec-
- esntury the dispute on the subject
tzrss warm.
ne Jews celebrated their feast on The
81 " the month Nisam Cor March, and
y Christians kept Easter in the Same
18th. but always on Sunday: stIll, In
- years the Christian festival coin
- With the Passover OF the Jews.
naAliy, az the council OF Nice. A. u.
4 was ordered that from that time
nser should b. soiemni.ed on the Sun
y following thu first fun moon after
swnl equinox. supposed to fail on
kfrA e.
nany centuries elapsed before all dis
oncsey ceased.
vas. however, unauestionahly settled
~ both the English and Roman
ssshes. having adopted the G-cgnrian
adar. there could bs no more cause
5sruse
- Queer ana Interesting Customs
eeosiand, where the great festivals
are Tor centuries been suppressed. the
ssax people sts!i get their hard-hosies
Svd sxgA. which they roll about or
sRpv. and finally eat. In Lancashire. tina
Nessons custom cf hitting or ~heav-
Il rraetiped. On Easter Monday the
IA vi thu women and en- Easter Tues
~ saa women lift OF heevc the men.
shs process II performed by two iassv
va % vcmen. Joining their hands across
sea efssrs wrists; then. making tho per
&c % b heayed SIT down or their arms
~ un him mp aioft two or three times
- eg'en carry him several yards along
, Street,
efase clergyman who happened 80 ~.
ahT through n town IN Lancashire on
Easter Tuesday. aud having 10 stay
aa1f or 80 AZ an inn. was astou.she.i
msss Or four lliaty women rushing
y aas rom. cxe'siming they had Gems
= m h,u,.
q MT me-" repeated the divine. what
- sas mean7.'
.es' yenr reverence. we've CONS 10 ~
Muse a's Easter Tuesday"
..Aa va becsuss Its Easter TUESDAY
hnderstAHa. Is there any sGch Gus
'es TO ~ SURE: whv. ten't yen know
So WOMEN were lifted Yesterday. sns
Ise she snes Today ir turn. Ard II
s..s ga cur rsght ana duties - rrt 'e,r =
n'S'a further nariev. tbs rover
- uafessr compromised w{th his fair Wis
T rail- . cFewn. and thns escapet
dreaded compliment.
= sesse remote districts ~ ->pa-~o 9. e,
- eassesnary for the priest Of the uar
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81 ~srssss 'ggs, h0tA Plain ana Painted
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