Easter Eggs and the Easter Rituals Across Ages
A compact retrospective tracing the egg as life germ and Easter emblem across Buddhist, Moslem, and Christian traditions. It notes color symbolism, Pagan origins linked to the crescent moon and Eden serpent, Magian customs, and the ritual of blessing eggs. The Chester Easter tale recalls a long parade once tied to Lord Dutton and ongoing local games and a winners’ dinner.
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Heliopolis
Cyprus
Ormuzd
Ahriman
Paul V
Chester
Lord Dutton
Easter Superstitions and Curious Easter Customs
An essay traces Easter practices and beliefs across cultures and history, noting their ancient roots and surprising persistence in some regions. It argues Americans miss the depth of old feasts and rituals, suggesting true continuities lie in rural Europe rather than modern urban life.
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America
Germany
England
Easter Week Across Faiths and Folklore in 19th Century Egypt
The piece surveys Easter and related rites among Muslims in Cairo and in Europe, noting palm processions, dietary customs, and symbolic eggs. It references Plutarch and Apuleius on eggs in ancient rites, Italian rites, and Greek Roman ceremonies, then shifts to English Easter folklore like sun dances, new bonnets, tansy tea, and royal beggars feet washing, ending with a Chester Easter festivitiy note.
Easter customs and royal beggar rite in historic feast
The article explains a medieval Easter custom where beggars numbered equal to the sovereign’s age, a practice seen as a reminder of a queen’s age. It notes how pagan and Roman Catholic traditions blended into English Easter observances, including Maundy Thursday bread distributions to the poor and the decorating of wells as signs of a hopeful year.
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England
Europe
Great Guns on Trafalgar Show Off Atlantic Firepower
A naval officer notes ten observers witnessing the blast from Trafalgar s 64 ton gun fired with 630 pounds of powder and a 1250 pound projectile. The recoil and blast bent decks and tore frag ments from the ship, suggesting twenty five rounds would wreck the vessel, prompting changes to future battleship plans.
Uneven Mustache Linked To Desk Light In Albany Express
A writer says a friend’s mustache grows unevenly with one side twice as fast as the other. After inquiry, a barber notes the cause is light exposure from a window on the left. The desk is being moved to test if shifting light balances growth and the man awaits the result.
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Albany Express
Watch kerosene oiled to fix it says Bay City jeweler
A Bay City jeweler recounts a farmer who admitted pouring kerosene into a watch left for repair. The proprietor warned that kerosene damages watches, noting similar foolish acts occur every few weeks. He stresses the folly of using kerosene and the needless repairs it creates for jewelers.
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Bay City
Mich
Skunk Trap Snare Also Captures Quail
In a forest note from Forest and Stream a hunter set a trap in a snow hole to catch skunks and found seven skunks trapped. A quail was later caught in the same trap causing surprise at the birds’ behavior. The Grigauland epidemic sees natives reacting with sudden frantic waltz like movements to noises. France exported shoes valued at 63,909,945 francs in 1890.
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France
R4M'S HORN BLASTS Faith and courage in daily life
A collage of sermons and domestic guidance urges steadfast faith in God, warns against backsliding, and stresses practical care for burns and scalds. It spotlights a Washington woman who ran a Texas cattle ranch after relocating for independence, then discusses rail progress in China, local graveyard plans, and a shipwreck tale.
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Washington
Texas
Ater
New Orleans Picayune
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Ieoms Iim
Cairo
Mohammed
Jerusalem
Id En-Nusara
Beliam
Plutarch
Acrobius
Pasqua
Apuleius
Pasque
Italy
Madeline S. Bridges
Phobus
Grigauland
Tuer Devil
Troy
Ching
Kai-Ping
Tien-T'sin
Peking
Jine
Teave
China
Tien-Tsin
Empire
Amos IV
Siright
Harpers Weekly
John Greens
Dominie
Boss-Thief
Clevertown
Tipp’s Corners Gazette
Nathaniel Hooper
Boston
Nantucket
Bogardus
South Shoal
Gloucester
Hooper
Johnny
Papa
Adam
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