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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1888
Page
2
Easter marks the moveable feast of Christendom with the Metonic and Victorian calendars shaping dates. The article notes Roman and Tyrolese traditions, Easter hymns, egg symbolism, and Rome’s rites during the Jubilee year with St Peter’s ceremonies and papal benedictions.
A historical view on Easter customs in the western United States forty years ago. Children saved eggs by wrapping them in calico scraps and boiling them to transfer bright patterns. The piece contrasts secular popularity with limited religious observance, noting evolving festive practices.
The article surveys old and modern beliefs about auspicious wedding times from Lent to Whitsuntide, noting Lent and Easter periods boost marriages in New York. It highlights fashion trends, honeymoon travel, and Easter novelties like prayer books, silver candlesticks, and spring flowers fueling spring ceremonies and gifts.
The article traces the passion flower’s European introduction after 1610 via Bosio and Mexican visitors in Rome, notes its Italian name della Passione, and explains how Aldimus and others linked its parts to Christ’s passion. It also links Virginia’s Clematis Virginiana to English Gardening and records beliefs about Jericho rose and its hygrometric traits in Syrian reverence.
A pious queen hides eggs and dyes them with forest barks in a remote valley. A loyal servant brings birds and a crowing rooster frightens locals. Children discover eggs and a hare is seen near a nest, sparking belief that hares lay all the Easter eggs.
An old German Easter custom is illustrated by a print titled ALL THINGS GOOD ARE THREE. Three hens hold a basket with three eggs marked with resurrection images. The lines read All good things are three and present Faith Hope and Charity as Hasler eggs.
Poem celebrating Easter with imagery of spring and renewal. Imagery links earth and heart to Easter joy, revival, and hope. Includes signature author George Cooper and a line about God’s promise and summer’s completeness.
A civil article notes that in remote French districts a parish priest visits homes at Easter to give blessings and receives eggs in return. The piece likens Easter and its joy bells to a second New Year and mentions peasants giving children scarlet dyed eggs resembling a Roman cardinal’s cloak from Rome.
Poem recounts Easter flowers and their awakening after winter. It ties blooms to Christ’s resurrection, urging children to bring flowers, remain pure, and sing praises on Easter Day. It highlights crocuses, snowdrops, tulips, daffodils, irises, lilies, and tomb-to-resurrection imagery.
The Easter season sparks a revival in shopping for new spring outfits and home furnishings. Women seek fresh bonnets gowns and wraps while housewives plan spring cleaning and home decor purchases. Bonbon shops display colorful eggs nests baskets and ornate sugar confections with elaborate decorations and hidden treats inside.
The piece recalls Mothering Sunday and Palm Sunday customs in Old England. It notes mothers’ visits with cakes or gifts, and the tradition of bringing willow branches instead of palm. It mentions willow pussies and palm wreaths used for divination at holy wells, signaling life or disaster in the Old Country.
In Christian regions since the fourth century the church banned eggs during Lent. Hens kept laying, creating a surplus. Eggs were given to children and dyed bright colors. A popular game was to knock eggs together to win the other's egg, prompting hard boiling to avoid fluid eggs.
This piece recounts Easter egg customs and a historic court romance. Marguerite of Austria and Philibert of Savoy meet at Brou, vow via the dance of eggs, marry, and later rest together in Notre Dame of Brou. The article links egg symbolism to renewal and love through a colorful medieval legend.
An immense quantity of bonbons is made in France England Spain Russia Turkey and the United States are the chief consumers. More of the acid bon bons are consumed in England and more of the oily variety in Spain. Turkey and Egypt see most consumption by women of the harem. In the United States confections for Haster are made in large cities and eaten by men women and children.
An old note describes Easter week rituals where men remove women’s shoe buckles as a prank and the women respond the next day with a counteract. The piece reflects on how such customs, once meaningful, may now seem hollow in modern times.
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