Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-11

centuries ~ w
down with the greatest
care Even now there is scarcely
nation that does not put faith IN one
or more of the Easter omens
Some Of these attach 10 Good RI
tav In the time Of Catholic Eng
and there was a superstition "n,ch
the king publicly honored win us
trust. II was the ceremony OF OieSS
ing the rings This was done TO pr
.arve their wearers from the IAN
ing sickness" a trouble commonly
krovn tn rs as cramps. The cramp
ring service was Of exceptional orlgl'
naIitv Walsh gives a vivid descrip
tiOU Of il
The king and his suite, he tells
us. would proceed in stale 10 VI,
naIace chapel. upon the floor OF when
rested a crucifiX upon a sllkeh cusH
inn and in front of which was spread
, rich carpet. The king would creep
along the carpet to the crucif1X-as
tol,an of absolute humility-hls al
moner creeping after him. HAVING
reached the crucifix he would there
bless the cramp rings, which we're ue-
,,,oitad in silver basin. After this
was done the queen and her laoleS-
ip-waiting entered the chapel ana aiSo
,.rant tn the cross This completeo
tbe ceremony and the rings had been
transformed into the most potent
remedial agents
Drinking a mixture of bread and wa
ter was a means of curing severai an
meots The superstition still hoids
tn a few places. Good Friday moru,
ing Ioayes Of bread are baked anu
chem laid aside until the following
year when the people CRATE a smaii
portion of the bread into water anu
give II to the sufferers
Who has not heard of the Englisn
hot cross hum" On the morning OIL
Good Friday throughout England tne
street bun vendors usher In the UNI ,
yeryai cry OF Hot cross buns asiu
no family. as a precautionary methou'
1, NOT for their toothsomeness alone
would dare run the risk or not pui
chasing them. Even kings would no'
miss eating them, for whoever ea's
a bun need have no fear OF haVlhe
his home destroyed by fire during 'ne
coming year
Early Good Friday morning lars'
numbers of men, women and chlldrei
start out in quest Of customers 10
their fresh. hot buns, whlcn the!
guard from the cold with nanne
covering. And the shops as well ar
festive with their own supplies OF II
The regularity Of the hot cross pu
lies in its being highly spiceo an
bearing on its brown, sugary sur1ac
the mark of a cross.
The zone a penny, two a penn
hot cross buns!" have more anciei
origin than is generally suppose
The name itself is taken from u
Creek name Of a certain cake wnle
the ancients gave for an Offering
the gods. In the biblical period II
prophet Jeremiah had occasion TO n
tice this offering, when he saw u
ido,atry OF the Jewish women
Pathros, Egypt.
As a preventive of fevers certa
nations abstained from eating me
on Easter day. But this practice ne
er obtained in England.
One of the most ancient and u
yersal of all superstitions attach
TO Easter day was that of the dancl
sun. At first 1t was believed to dan
over the general Joy at the renewal
natures life in this season OF
wear. Later, it danced over the res
rec,ion of Christ. Many centuries a
on Easter day people arose early a
1paired to the fields to view q
dancing sun.
In certain countries they had "
of observing the sun at his antics u
made him appear more playful IN
ever. BY viewing it as it rose throu
the morning vapor or watching its
Election in a stream or pail OF
ter they could strengthen their
Iusion. In Scotland the sun was m
lrier than anywhere else. for here
was expected to ''whirl round lik'
cart wheel, and give three leaps.
Then one OF the greatest conce
of the day came to be whether
sun really did dance or not. Or
and learned men over all the We
SET themselves the task of solving
geighty problem Sir Thomas Brt
lett some quaint ideas on the subj
I'VE shall not, | hope, dispar
the resurrection of our Redeem
he writes. IF we say that the
doth not dance on Easter day;
though we would willingly assent
any sympathetical exultation, yet
cannot conceive therein any n
than a tropical expression. Whe
any such motion there was in
day wherein Christ arose, Scrip
hath not revealed. which hath
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