The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-04-08

Aryan myth which typilies the spring
season by an egg painted red or gold.
The Persians, even to the present
day, on a certain festival in March,
present one another with colored
eggs, in memory OF the two brothers
who i'll ancient times DroXe together
two eggs, one containing good and the
other evil spirits, thus mixing the
good and evil in the world
The Romans had a spring festival
during which they ran races on egg
shaped tracks and received eggs as
prizes These games were in honor
Of Castor and PolluN. the twin sons of
Jupiter and Leda. who came forth
from an egg deposited by Leda while
in the guisc of Il snowwhite swan.
Castor ana PolluN had SO distinguished
themselves with Jason in search OF
the golden fleece and in the Calydon-
ian hunt that they were made the
deities of boxing, wrestling and all
equestrian sports. One of these twins,
Castor, was mortal and was killed
in combat with the sons of Asphareua.
Pollux, who was immortal, implored
Jupiter to allow him to die also that
he might not be parted from his broth
er. Instead, Jupiter permitted Castor
to return to earth on condition that
Pollux would spend half his life in
hndes. When Jupiter saw that the
affection of PolluX for his brother did
not hesitate at this condition he trans
lated them both to the skies where
they form bright constellation. The
position of this constellation, which
is known as the Gcmini, determined
the date OF the Roman egg festival.
While some think that we may have
derived our Easter egg custom from
either Persia or Rome, others incline
to the belief that it comes to us from
the Jews, who III turn derived it from
the Egyptians. Eggs We're held by
the ancient Egyptians as an emblem
of the renovation of the world after
the delugc The Jews adopted this
emblem to their own use as type of
| their deliverance from the bondage
in Egypt. 1t was because of this that
we find an egg among the articles pre-.
| scribed by law to be placed upon the
table at the Pasch.
| In some parts OF Russia it was the
| custom for every person In the parish
| to give coiored egg to the pastor OF
| the church on Easter morning Some
Of the Russians wear gold egg as an
ornament during the entire Easter
season. while the custom of making
presents of eggs is common in all
eggs are given directly, while in Ger.
many it is essential that they be not
given from hand to hand; they must
be hidden and found else no good
luck will follow.
| Another very common egg game If
that Of rolling hard-boiled and colorcd
eggs OH the ground This game Is
| played with few variations in nearly
all parts of Europe. In the United
States the egg rolling on the White
House lawn on Easter Monday is al
annual festival to which hundreds Of
children look forward
III Germany the hare is usually pic
tured sitting beside nest Of coloret
| eggs, and on Easter every German
household boasts a small image of {
hare executed in chocolate
From Lancashire comes an explana
ton Of another familiar sign of Easter
the Easter lily. The beautiful Ian
cashire myth has 1t that after thu
resurrection the places where GU
Lord trod were marked by white lilies
which sprang up and blossomed in hi
! fOOtSteDS