The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-03-22

legacy with instructions to the church wardens
to distribute colored eggs to communicates
Easter morning. That entails giving away about
600 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 paraded
the streets on Easter Sunday and claimed the
privilege of lifting every woman they met three
times from the ground. receiving in payment a
kiss or a silver sixpenee. The same done
by the women to the men the next day. 1t Is
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 scoded their masters. From Ger
man authority it 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 men. 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 1t is the family
reunion day, much is Christmas in America
On Easter grand mass is celebrated at 12
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 the danties prepared he
fore hand. In the morning visits are exchanged
Do'"ooh ioio1NoS dAu ITleHuS, the younger
pie go to the older people first to wish them
bright Easter and many happy returns About
p m grand patrarchal procession walks to the
church OF the Holy Sepulchre singing those melo
dious Gregorfan songs. The scene is particularly
imposing. There now follows a service in the
creek cathedral at which the gospel for Easter
day Is read in all the leading languages of the
world. - N-'
The first person to salute the czar of Russia on
Easter morning with the words Christ is Risen"
must be greeted In turn with royal kiss No
matter how lowly the person-the meanest of
beggars, even-the great must bestow upon
him brothery kiss. Not so many casters ago
the czar was compelled by this inexorable Gus
tom to kiss the cheek of a peasant sentry sta
toned In the garden to which the czar had es-
capped for an early morning walk
The Spaniards believe that he who is born on
Good Friday has the gift of second sight Thev
delight to tell that Philip " was second-sighted
because he came into the world on this dav
Spanish women. as well many English country.
women. declare that sewing done on Good FL
day will never come undone
BY many European peasants the wind ia watch
ed on Palm Sunday, in the belief that from what
ever direction 1t then blows, thence 1t will come
most frequently during the ensuing wear The
Spanard who is fortunate enough to secure a
palm, blessed and used in a church process,on .
on Palm Sunday fastens It to the balcony Of b,s
house for protection from lightning
An interesting Easter egg custom prevails in
Poland. On Easter Monday every head Of a
house. man or woman. presents each visitor on
his call with hardboiled egg or rather the