Easter Superstitions Around the World and In Jerusalem
The Philadelphia Press surveys Easter customs from Durham to Dorchester and Devon, noting shoe tinkering in England, tansy cakes offered by clerks, Easter bonnets for luck, sun cakes, and hare legends. It details Holy Week rites in Jerusalem with lilies on Christ’s tomb and Calvary visits, plus Roman ceremonies in St. Peter’s and the pope’s benediction balcony rite.
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Durham
England
Ecclesiastics
Dorget
Devon
Harz
Jerusalem
Christ
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Mount of Calvary
Rome
St. Angelo
St. Peter's
Philadelphia Press
Easter in Paris A Fashionable Morning of Gift Giving
Easter in Paris is a visual feast with spring fashion on parade. A crowd moves among jewelers florists and confectioners as men give gifts to loved ones before Mass. A Catholic procession with lit tapers enlivens churches and a grande pelerinage climbs Montmartre for benediction at the Sacred Heart.
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Paris
Fashion
Lancashire
England
The Candidum Lily Easy to Grow Outdoors
A guide to establishing candidum lilies and protecting young plants, outlining bulb costs, optimal outdoor settings, soil and drainage needs, depth of planting, mulch for winter, potting methods, and a tobacco spray to control aphids.
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New York State
Rost Seelye Miller
Easter Flowers in Century Magazine
The poem contrasts roses and lilies at the Easter tomb and resurrection scene with verses urging blossoms to bring fragrance and symbolically honor Mary. It references the Rabbonit phrase and the image of angels, angels rolling away the stone, and Mary’s rapture among flowers.
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Mary
Clarence Army
Century Magazine
Easter customs and games in old England and Sussex
The article describes Easter traditions from old England including hot cross buns, eggs, the pashe ege, and games such as stool ball and heaving. It notes regional practices in Lancashire and Yorkshire, with shoe and buckle forfeits, rolling down Greenwich hill, and the lifting custom.
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Egypt
Italy
Yorkshire
Greenwich Hill
Sussex
Durandus
Christ
San Francisco Examiner
Easter Worship Fills Cathedral With 12 000 Faithful
Rosa C Eichorn describes Easter day at the cathedral where about 12 000 worshipers attend the 11 o'clock Mass and eight services in a single day. She notes the massed prayers music from 410 male voices and more than 100 organ pipes, with sunlight flooding the arches as worshipers kneel and chant Domine non sum dignus. The piece portrays the profound religious impact of the crowd.
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Broadway
New York City
Our
Euster
Rosa C, Eichorn
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