Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-21

days the festivities and debaucneries
continue
All Customs Old.
Easter customs are interesting Incl
dents Of the day. The custom of US
11sg eggs in various ways, seems to
nave ever been associated with Easter.
| and making presents of coiored eggs
has always been common The origin
OF Faster eggs seems to be mixture
of Christian and pagan legend. with
the early Christians an egg was an
emblem of resurrection: while the Re-
mans thought of it another way. as
is shown by their egg games. which
they celebrated at the time of our
Easter. when they ran races and re-
ceived eggs as prizes. These games
We're instituted in honor Of Castor and
Pollux the twins who came forth from
an egg deposited by the swan Leda
Some think the Easter egg custom
was borrowed from the Jews. who at
their passover placed on the table two
unleavened cakes, two pieces of lamb,
some small fish and hard egg. which
was the symbol of a bird called Ziz,
concerning which the rabbits had a
thousand fabulous tales.
Egg stories. in fact, come from diff
ferent countries and in variety of
forms. In ancient Persia there was a
legend of two jealous brothers. who
had good deal of influence i'm the
creation of things. One brother made
an egg containing good spirits and an
other produced one full of evil demons.
They then broke the two together. so
that good and evil became mixed in the
world. In memory Of these brothers
the present day Persians, on certain
festival in March. present each other
with colored eggs: and it may be from
this that we get our similar Easter
custom.
Another story tells of a prince. who,
on Easter, presented a princess with a
huge iron egg. She thought it joke
and felt so indignant that she dashed
1t to the floor, when the egg flew open.
exposing beautiful Jewels and be-
trothal ring.
In parchment of the time of Ed
ward I. was found an item rs pence
for 400 eggs to be used for Easter
gifts.
Hare's Association Peculiar.
Another symbol quite as familiar as
the egg in connection with Easter is the
hare. which. strangely enough. is close
ly associated with the moon. There
i We're all sorts of fancies with regard
to the moon from the phases of which
| the time of Easter is reckoned. Among
| some nations the hare is symbol of
| the moon itself. Hindu and Japanese
| artists have painted the hare across the
moons disk. while Chinese represent
| the moon by hare pounding rice in
| 4 mortar. Hare. moon and Easter tales
apparently become so mixed in peoples
| minds that children are sent out to
| look for rabbits eggs. and the little
ones believe that the Easter hare
| brings the beautiful colored eggs with
which they are so delighted.
There is an ancient belief in the
county of Warwick. England. that if
the young men of the town can catch
a hare and bring 1T to the parson OF
the parish before 10 o'clock on Easter
morning. he is bound to give them
a Calls head and 100 eggs for their
breakfast, besides groat in money.
| Legends Of Rain.
Much importance has been attached
to the fall OF rain on Easter day. il
being a popular fancy that if rain falls
then it will continue for seven Sun
days thereafter. A Sussex piece OF
weather lore goes so far as to say tina,
if the sun shines on Easter day, /,
Will shine, IL ever so little. every day il
the year. while If it rains on that day
there will be rain every day in the
year. IL only a few drops.
There are numerous Faster Monda!
customs peculiar to certain parts o
England. OF these the hare scramble
and bottle klcklnR OF r1dIihto' ave '''
most interesting. Long ago a piece
land was beoueathed to the rector con
ditionally that he provide annually tw'
hare pies quantity Of ale and tw'
dozen penny loaves. to be scrambled TO
on each succeeding Easter morning. 4
benevolent rector of the last century
said to have made an effort to have tn
money applied to better use but tn
village wags raised the cry and chalk
ed on the doors of his church: NO pie
no Oh rson and a job for the glazier.
Other attempts have failed. and at Hal
,aton Easter Monday is the great car
nival of the year.
Northern England Custom.
The custom OF ''heaving" or lifting
was n general one in northern Englan
2 and Scotland A chair was made wit
the hands and the person who honore
,.,to ho q thrQ