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EASTER CUSTOMS IN MANY PLACES.
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says mass In st. Peters, the pope Of
nciatlng In the conslstory, within the
Vatican palace Only favored few are
present Full dress Is required for the
men. and a Spanish mantllla thrown
over the dress for the women
In many Of the Spanish. American
countries ful-slzed wax figures OF
Christ the Virgin Mary. and Mary
Magdelene are borne In a procession By
priests and are made TO perform a sort
Of pantomime slgnifylng the discovery
Of the resurrection Of the Savior by the
two Marys,
In the Greek churches Easter Is be-
gun with a midnight mass. The richly
robed priests and the choir OF men aud
boys are scarcely visible IN the prevail
lns dusk UNTIL a rocket announcing
midnight. the priests and choir. who
had left the church few minutes be-
fore. begin knocking at the door, and as
soon as II Is opened hurry In shout
Ing. Christ IL risonl Christ IS rlsenl"
Each bears a lighted taper. from which
every one in the audience lights his
candle until the church Is ablaze with
thousands OF lights.
Most American children think the coll
ored eggs one OF the most important
features Of Easter celebration but they
do not know so much about the hare
that lays them as their German
cousins. The white hare is the delight
ful animal that provides the beautiful
blue, red, pink purple and spotted eggs
for good children, according 70 the nurs-
cry doctrines. Students have traced
the Introduction Of the hare into East
er traditions from the fact that this is.
In a sense, q lunar holiday. and the
hare was In ancient times a symbol for
the moon. Also the hare being born
with It's eyes open was associated with
the opening Of the new year at Easter.
In many parts OF England hare hunt.
Ing was originally an important part
Of the Easter sports. One OF the most
famous customs Is the Hallaton hare
scramble and bottle kicking on Easter
Monday. At some remote time a piece
Of land was beoueathed 10 the rector
on condition that he should provide an
nually two hare pies, quantity Of ale
and two dozen penny loayes to be
scrambled for on each succeeding East
en- Monday az the ground called Hare
Pie Bank, about quarter Of a mile
from the village. One rector tried 10
NANNAA Aiit lulll W n bfAANl HhlpVhtt uuk
he was warned, mo pie, no parson and
a Job for the glazier" and gave In to
the traditl0nary observance. This Is the
great carnival OF the year for Halla-
ton. The two benevolent societies hold
celebrations. After the club sermon and
dinner at the inns a deputation Is sent
10 the rectory for the pies and beer
Two men carry the pie, cut Up, in
sacks. Three men carry, each, a bottle,
two being filed with beer and one being
a dummy. At Hare-Pie Bank one OF
the bottles which Is hoped with iron,
Is then used as football. the men from
a ncighborlng village trying 10 kick Il
TO their goal and the Hallatonians 10
theirs. The winner gets the beer But
the greatest struggle Is for the dummy,
which the Hallaton people assert they
have never lost,
Easter Monday and Tue1day are holl-
days In England and Irland, and on
the continent are given over largely 10
sports and outdoor pastimes although
some OF the most picturesque have
been abandoned such as the young
men SELLING the young women's shoes
on Monday and the girls retalIatng by
taking the mems hats the next day, and
that Food old custom OF wives beating
their husbands one day and the hus-
bands returning the compliment the
next.
on Easter Tuesday the boys Of
Chrlsts Hospital IN London still 20 10
the Mansion House to receive Easter
bobs' from the lord mayor. They get