The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-04
EASTER IN THE LAND
OF THE
From the Washington Star.

Easter In foreign lands is the galf
day of the entire year, and is celebrated
with q Zest that is rarely found in this
country, where the chief ~features o.
the occasion are choral services anc
Dame Fashions parade of Easter finery
In the embassies and legations al
washington are representatives OF these
lands in which the Easter festivities are
elaborate to the extreme, and marked
by many unique customs and ceremo-
MES. At no time in the year, 1t seems
DO they feel their voluntary exile from
their native lands as keenly as during
the Eastertide, though. be it empha-
sized, they in no degree imply dissatis-
faction with the American celebration
of the day OF the risen Lord. 1t is but
natural. however, for them to look back
across the seas and picture the celebra-
tons now t~ranspiring in their own
lands.
To the Baroness Hengelmuller Won
Hengervar, wife of the ambassador
from Austria-Hungary, Easter brings to
mind q picture OF the quaint and i'm
presSive ceremony, centuries old, that
still marks the observance of the day
in her country, and especially the
scenes OF her fathers castle on his es-
tate in Galicia-
Easter Is not observed with as much
ceremony here as in Catholic
tries" said her excellency. Easter in
Poland is o great occasion. All. Holy
Week we q no meat. Good Friday.
dressed in mourning, our women go to
church n pray for an hour. The grave
OF Christ Is always represented at the
church, and il Is before this that the
prayers are said. Saturday. too. is
spent in fasting and praying.
Easter Sunday the great luncheon or
'~Swjeceny,' as we call it in Polish, takes
place. Al NY fathers castle, ! remem
Der. We always prepared ror more rna
l0e hundred guests The table was
laden with cold meats. pig roasted
whole, various kinds OF sausages and
eaten Ct E2SCeCtide. During the after
noon visitors call. II IS the custom for
the host ani hostess TO meet their |
s2=s5s 81 Ehs CO. Win : piate OF eggs, |
wae1 each takes q small piece. ~ the
greeting o. the day, Halieluiah,' is ex-
changed
~On -he day preceding his luncheon
the food has been blessed by the priest.
As che castle IS usually the center of
the community, the peasants. or farmers.
they would be called here. bring
their tCod r1s-a- When the priest
etesses The castle luncheon he also be-
q blessing upon the food OF the
servants and peasants in the lower hall.
During = e2lra week following Eas-
ter Sunday visitors are invited TO par
take OF the coId dishes on the Easter
luncheon table which is r~eplenished
from time TO time. Of course.
Being 8 landowner. my father re-
gifts from Z peasants at Eas-
One might bring his best calf,
e1S5heC his fa1test pig, and g. woman
largest chicken or duck They, in
tu-n- would b given presents of money,
& cow. exc.
The children play with eggs on Eas-
Sunday in somewhat the same fash
they do in Washington with its
egg rolling In Austria-Hungary the
same ceremony IS observed with the ex-
Of the great luncheon, and al
on Good Friday the emperor. with
his curt, attends divine service for an
hour.
7 miss this Easter ceremony very
much indeed" concluded the baroness,
as in the Is years I have beer In
America ! have returned to my home
buI once in time for that At
he embassy on Easter We, too, have a
luncheon but naturally it is on a small