The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-30
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shapes like harcs. TIE Suabian children
are forbidden to make shadow pictures OF
rabbits on the wall az y would be "a ,in
against the moon In warwlckshire Eng
land. the same connection between tbs
hare aud Easter Is found In the custom (.
II the yonng men OF the parish can catch
hare and take II Ia the parson before 10
O'Clock on Easter Monday morning he must
give them q calf's head 100 eggs and 8
goat"
la Egyptian mythology the moon. in its
phases. Is thought TO represent the conflict
between good and evil ryphcn. the god ~
drreknesS, and osiris Of tight. reneres; Ing
evil and good, Osiris, * was Thought. was
cut M into fourteen pieces corresponding
10 the Two weeks NJ the dark Of the
moon" then Osiris comes to life--here we
have tho resurrection 9gai-a and NJ It's full
the Egyptians sacrificed black pig. repre-.
senting the now conquered ryphon. In
some parts ot England q leg NJ pig Is still
eaten on Easter, probably last remnant
Of this myth,
no return TO Brer Rabbit The Hiudoo
and Japanese artists naiHt hares across the
face ~ the moon AMI tho chinese depict
the moon as .abhit pounding rice IN \
mortar Thus this quick little animal das
been banded on fron notion to nation aud
from generation to generation until II mas
become part of one OF the worlds great
festivals. actively catering TO the fun md
frncv that make Il ere5t time Tor little
children who, unable 20 tenlize lis great
truths have II made bright spot in tn
child he.
very pretty Eastera custom Is observed
in tho island ~ Capri Before Palm SnN
dav the children sci rapS Tor birds. thar
are put in wages and Vel cared for until
Easter For Easter Day they gather olive
houchS and decorate them very murh ~
Christmas trees arc decorated among the
Angle, Saxons kWhen the morning com IS
the children take their boughs in one had
and their birds fastened u a ribbon and
held by the other cnt all set out eor
church i must he > pretty sight 10 ssS,
decked out In bright conrs and tho cutter
ing birds hello by the ribbons host ~ all
tho faces Of tho children as tho cloaN
strikes 1o and all the birds are released
10 make their way ioyously out ~ the win
dows that have been rurnosely left onen
This mad its origin TO thg huston obsetyei
In the hrst centuries nftel ChriSI, Whep
the influential Christians bought the free
dou, Of others and afirr keeping them AZ
their homes until Eastor, formally ser them
free on that day
The custom ~ lightiuS hres IN snring for
the Worship Of the sun " another that was
GRATED on 70 the Easter festival 10Y
saws ono writer. "at the rising Of The ma
vral sun-at the awakening ~ nature IRON
Using Of the sun Of righteousness. AZ he
resurrection of Christ from the grave
From those honhres came Faster ~
Paschal tapers In tic records ~ tne
church Of ST Marv-at-Hill IN London ls
found the item "Fnr quarter Of cores
Tor tbe hnllowed Are on Faster Eve. %
Many other customs have lived throusn
the centuries but they are dylng out ~
man masses more and more into the ign
put though the flowers may die ana othe =
snrirp mn in their places. though rAnk
weed may here and there push MS way ~
about tho Great Truth ~ the hesnIrec'lu'
.tiIi the truth itsclf Is SHINING ns clear 3nu
brirht as ever caught M by nation at'ct
nation until today Wherever the sun W
nature shines tho SIN Of righteousness
Sh"uE Pig ~ ~ ittot,tf Cnsuripg ~ Heaven