Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-21

legacy with instructions to the church wardens
to distribute colored eggs to communicates on
Easter morning. That entails giving away about
500 of these eggs.
Many ceremonies and sports distinguished the
celebration of Easter in olden times In royal
roll Of the time of Edward preserved in the
tower, appears an entry of IS pence for 400 eggs
to be used for Easter gifts. Town authorities
engaged with due dignity In games OF ball. In
the northern parts of England the men para%nd
the streets Easter Sunday and claimed the
privilege of lifting every woman they met three
times from the ground, receiving in payment
kiss or a silver sixpenee. The same was done
by the women ito the men the next day. 1t is re
corded also that on Easter Monday the women
had right to strike their husbands and on Tues
day the men struck their wives as In December
the servants scolded their masters From Ger
man authority 1t is learned that in the Neumark
on Easter day the men servants whip the maid
servants with switches, and on Monday the maids
whip the In some parts of Germany par
ents and children try to surprise each other in
bed on Easter morning to apply the health-giving
switches.
In Palestine, Easter is the day when relatives
and friends exchange gifts and it Is the family
reunion day. much as is Christmas in America.
On Easter a grand mass Is celebrated at IL
o'clock midnight, at which all present receive
the Lords supper. After the service, which lasts
about four hours the crowds go home to break
their fast and feast on the dainties prepared be-
fore hand. In the morning visits exchanged
between relatives and friends. the younger peo-
pie go to the older people first to wish them q
bright Easter and many happy returns About
p. m. a grand patriarchal procession walks to the
church of the Holy Sepulchre singing those melo-
dious Gregorian songs. The scene is particularly
imposing There follows service in tbs
Greek cathedral at which the gospel for Easter
day is read in all the leading languages OF the
world
The first person to salute the car Of Russia on
Easter morning with the words Christ is Risen
must be greeted in turn with royal kiss No
matter how loWly the persoH-the meanest of
beggars. even-the great czar must bestow upon
him brotheriy kiss Not so many casters ago
the car was compelled by this inexorabe Gus
tom to kiss the cheek of peasant sentry sta
toned in the garden to which the car had es-
capped for early. morning walk
The Spaniards believe that he who is born on
Good Friday has the gift OF second sight They
delight to tell that Philip w was second-sghted
because he came into the world on this day.
Spanish women IS well as many English country
women, declare that sewing done on Good Fri
day win never come undone.
BY many European peasants the wind is watch
ed on Palm Sunday, In the belief that from what
ever direction 1t then blows. thence It will come
most frequently during the ensuing year. The
Spaniard who Is fortunate enough to secure
PALM blessed and used In church procession
Palm Sunday. faatens It to the balcony OF his
house for protection from lightning.
An interesting Easter egg custom prevails In
Poland On Easter Monday every head OF =
house. man or woman presents each visitor on
his call with hard-boiled egg. Or. rather. the