Rites in Holy Week and Palms Across Religions
The piece details Palm Sunday customs in Protestant and Catholic churches across the United States, noting palm sourcing from Florida and South Carolina, blessing of leaves, and the practice of sharing a palm among ten people. It contrasts Catholic and other denominations and recounts Maundy Thursday rites and the royal foot washing. It also describes the grand Paschal candle, its decoration, and its liturgical role through Eastertide.
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United States
New York Journal
Florida
South Carolina
St. Peter's Cathedral
Rome
Sixtus V
Christ
Jerusalem
Austria
Elizabeth
Easter Fashion Demands and the Season's Social Pressure
The piece argues Easter attire shapes behavior and church attendance, noting fashion dictates whether ordinary women can dress suitably within means. It contrasts modest budgets with wealthy tastes, and emphasizes Easter’s solemn Christian significance over festive dress.
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Philadelphia Times
Eastertide table centerpieces delight guests
A reader creates a striking centerpiece for an Easter lunch using a sand mound on a platter, small water bottles filled with violets or crocus, and moss to cover the spaces, producing a simple low arrangement that impresses guests.
Easter dates possible in late March to late April
Easter may fall as early as March 21 and as late as April 25, a five week span between the two dates.
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Lloyd
Carliste
Lindsay
Ory
Anadiila
Pinehurst
Tippettville
Vakota
Jo. C. Dunaway
Dooly Vo
Cordele, Gay
Resurrection Promise Amid Seasonal Imagery
The text links Christmas birth with a deeper meaning, emphasizing Christ’s resurrection as sole hope for Christians. It contrasts natural signs like blossoming trees and a chick breaking from its shell to convey renewed meaning and a call to grasp and apply it.
Easter Bonnets Shelter Kittens in Velvet Hat
A fashion conscious young woman stored her winter oat in a velvet hatbox and forgot the cover. The hat lay upside down in a back room where a tabby discovered the box as a cozy den for a litter of kittens. Word spread, and friends now tease her about the felines in the hat.
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Tabby
Milwaukee Sentinel
Easter Monday Battle of Weat Pies Rivalry in Leicestershire
An ancient Easter custom in Leicestershire pits villagers against Medbourne for control of a large wooden ale bottle. Wrestlers must first complete preliminaries including two large wheat pies and two dozen penny loaves. The contest ends with bumps, bruises, and occasional injuries, reported by the London Chronicle.
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Allaton
Down
Leicestershire
Deseraw
Ceremony in Rome Marked by Miserere and Altar Candles
An article describes an Holy Week ceremony in Rome featuring the singing of the Miserere. An altar candlestick holds fifteen equal candles, one extinguished after each psalm, with a large light hidden during the benedictus to symbolize Christ’s death and resurrection.
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Rome
Christ
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