The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-21

legacy with instructions TO the church wardens
to distribute colored eggs TO communicates on
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 men paraded
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 done
by the women TO the men the next day II is re-
corded also that on Easter Monday the women
had a right TO strike their husbands and on Tues
day the men struck their wives, as in December
the servants scolded their masters From a 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 Easter morning to apply the health-giving
switches.
In Palestine Easter is the day when relatives
and friends exchange gifts and II is the family
reunion day much as is Christmas in America
On Easter a grand mass is celebrated at 10
o'clock midnight. at which all present receive
the Lorri's supper After the service which lasts
about four hours the crowds go home to break
their fast and feast the dainties prepared be-
fore hand. In the morning visits are exchanged
between relatives and friends, the younger peo
pie go TO the older people first TO wish them
bright Easter and many happy returns About
D. n grand patriarcha procession walks 10 the
church OF the Holy Sepulchre singing those melo.
dious Gregorian songs. The scene Is particularly
imposing There now follows n service In tho
Greek cathedral at which the gospel for Easter
day Is read in all the leading languages Of tho
world
The first person 20 salute the car of Russia on
Easter morning with the words Christ Is Risen"
must be greeted I'm turn with a royal kiss No
matter how lowly the person-the meanest OF
beggars, even-the great car must bestow upon
him brothery kiss. Not so many Casters ago
the czar compelled by this inexorable Gus.
tom 10 kiss the cheek OF a peasant sentry sta.
toned in the garden TO which the car had 90.
capped for early morning walk
The Spaniards believe that he who is born on
Good Friday has the gft OF second sight They
delight TO tell that Philip " was secondsighted
because he came into the world on this day
Spanish women. we'll many English country.
women declare that sewing done on Good Fri.
day will never come undone.
BY many European peasants the wind Is watch.
ed on Palm Sunday. in the belief that from what.
ever direction II then blows, thence II will come
most frequently during the ensuing year The
Spanard who is fortunate enough 10 secure a
palm. blessed and used In a church procession
on Palm Sunday. fastens 10 20 the balcony OF his
house for protection from lightning
An interesting Easter egg custom prevails in
Poland. On Easter Monday every head OF n
house man or woman presents each visitor on
his call with a hard boiled egg, or. rather. the