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tF- parade. Easter dawn services, Easter eggs
EV so mixed up with religion, paganism and
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and folklore
on vour new Eas-
J,Bd. other .spring finery
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stom-c'uttered spring day.
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mjy smrcp xneir nusbanos
Li'cp vou an ancient cus-
u thev'11 hunt for, Easter
life of early spring. iu
llie': eg?'' were laid by
rn.bbit-a pagan emblem
the very name of Easter
.. ed from Eostre,
iidess -of the rising agiu
d spring. ;
joy Means Noise
annoyed if the children
faster since earnest
I'ntil receiiviy imuuuuv
Europe, anyone was .per?
enter the betiries ana
church bells on Easter.
e was kept up for most of
L of Easter has been varl-
,-terpreted in every coun-
in every century 01 me
,a tells how priests of
m i lie i out ttiuui j i6"'
tied them to tell tunny
tlicir sermons to make
mrches ring with laugnier.
Easter laughter, says
clopedia. "giving rise to
Jiuscs of the word of God,
,'iibitcd by Clement X (in
lis) and asain by Maximil-
m the lBth century,"
Lll Games in Church
ith France and Germany,
Jjoy was taken to sanction
os and dances by bishops,
priests and monks in front
tar. It was all symbolic,
ic. the ball representing the
lich. was believed to take
tans in rising on Easter
But apparently a good
v On Saster Tuesday
it's vice versa'
fin
had been under strict discipline
during Lent
Although the church eventually
banned such shennanlgans, the
custom survived in other forms
Within the memory of many per
sons still living the ball game was
continued at Bury St. Edmunds
"with great spirit by 12 old wo
men." '
One of the most ribald Easter
customs is described by the Rev,
Alan W. Watts, S.T.M., in his new
book "Easter" (Henry Sohuman
New York). It is the story of ale
drinking parties in the churches.
"The fact that almost all
churches now have parish halls
attached to them," writes the Rev.
Mr. Watts, "is, in part, the result
of excluding another Easter festiv
ity from the church itself. This
was the Easter 'Church Ale,' a con
vivial distribution and drinking of
ale after the principal Easter ser
vice, the money derived from It
being used for repairs to the
church fabric.
Brawls Brought Taverns
"It is certain," he continues,
"that Church Ales easily degener
ated into brawls and for this reason
were ordered out of the church it-
were built or rented adjoining the
church, and equipped with kitchens
and drinking utensils. Some of
these ultimately became taverns.
while many more were retained for
what is now the normal social life
of the church community."
However, the strength of the
church is illustrated in its adjust
ment to many other springtime
capers that people confused with
Easter. One is the Easter Fire,
This was lipKed on top of a moun
tain, and according to pagan prac
tice, jt had to be kindled from new
fire drawn from wood by friction.
The fire signified the victory of
spring over winter.
At first the bishops issued severe
edicts against these "sacrilegious
Easter fires". But all over Europe
people insisted on starting them.
So, the Catholic Encyclopedia ob
serves, "the Church adopted the
observance into the Easter cere
monies."
Easter E's Origin
But of course, the Easter egg
remains the most universal sym
bol of the day. It seems to have
had its origin in the fact that eggs
were forbidden during Lent. When
they were brought to the festive
table on Easter Day, they were
colored red to represent Easter joy.
There Is a church in London
that carries on the practice of giv
ing each member of the Easter
congregation an egg bearing the
words "My Redeemer".
And this habit of getting up
early to find eggs and to surprise
each other Is purely an ancient
church tradition. Before the 10th
century in France, when a canon
was - absent in the choir for first
psalms of the morning, the others
would take the processional cross
and the holy water, march to the
absentee's house, and finding him
In bed, they'd .sprinkle him with
water to wake him. Then he was
led to church. In punishment he
was compelled to provide break
fast for the others. ;.'..,
Switching tln Bed.
The bishops eventually put a
stop to that, but the, custom sur
vived among the people. In many
parts of Europe parents and chil-
REPORTERS EXAMINI the spot where a boiler tube blew out In a New
"York steam plant, killing four men who were checking meters. The
company produces live steam, which Is sent through underground pipes
throughout Manhattan for heating and commercial use. (International)
several affiliates out of its ranks
because It was thought they were
Communist -controlled.
Sen. Robert R. Reynolds in 1940
introduced legislation to outlaw
the Communist Party in the U. S.,
and later tried to get a law through
which would have barred Com
munists from holding office in
labor unions. This Is not written
as any endorsement of Bob Reyn
olds for the U. S. Senate, but is
presented here to keep the record
straight. Right now, this week, the
Government, labor unions, and a
West Coast jury are finally gf ttlng
around to attending to some mat
ters which Bob Reynolds saw with
clear eyes ten years ago. Tolerance
is sometimes worse than isolation
ism. ,
had by all, for the clerics self. As a result, church houses dren tried to surprise each other
on Easter morning, Instead of us-j
Ing holy water to waken the sleep
ers, they used "health-giving" pag
an switches.
Today this early .rising Is per
petuated with Easter dawn serv
ices, popularized by many of the
Protestant churches In outdoor
settings, such as natural amphi
theaters and mountainsides, And
although thoroughly Christian,
these services stem directly from
pagan sun dance ceremonies of
greeting the spring sun from a hill
top.'..:: , . ,'.".:
How Paganism Perseveres
"A great many pagan customs,
celebrating the return of spring
gravitated to Easter," admit the
historians. And some of these cus
toms are odd, indeed.
On East' r Monday, for instance,
women are supposed to have a
right to strike their husbands
on Tuesday the men may strike
their wives.
In northern parts of England,
men parade the streets on Easter
Sunday and claim the privilege
of lifting every woman three times
from the ground. In payment for
such feats of male strength they
Francis Cove
Ladies' Hats
Star In Program
By Mrs. Bill Hollingsworth
(Mountaineer Correspondent)
The women of Francis Cove her
alded a week in advance the com
ing of Easter In spite of the
weather with a fashion show of
their Easter bgnnets.
The Juries had a hard time pick
ing out the best, but after care
ful consideration they decided the
top prize should go to Edna Hol
lingsworth.
Edna Christopher's chapcau was
a close jcond,. and Mrs. 1 lomer
West's was just as close a third.
There also was a. bee In all these
bonnets, but It created no worries.
It was a spelling bee, which
rounded out the intertercsting
program of entertainment.
LOCAL OFFICERS Do city po
licemen, county sheriffs and their
deputies sometimes cooperate with
bootleggers and other violators of
the liquor law? That's what Gov.
Kerr Scott said last Friday ... or
at least he intimated that. He
stated that in some counties State
and Federal officers Investigating
liquor and narcotics cases have
found "it's a hindrance to let lo
cal officers know what you're do
ing".
He went on to explain that the
news of the Investigation some
times gets to "the other side".
This Is a pretty severe indictment
of local law enforcement officials,
coming from the Governor that
way, and he probably should say
what counties instead of saying
"some counties" and thus free
from suspicion those officials who
aren't guilty of the accusation. A
few months ago Governor Scott
and his ABC Board had these local
officials come to Raleigh for a
conference on liquor law enforce
ment problems. They came, listen
ed to advice thrown at them by
the State, and now they get a verb
al kick In the pants from the man
who asked their cooperation.
PREPARING TO REPLY to accusations made by Sen. Joseph McCarthy
(R-Wis.), Dr. Esther Brunauer chats in Washington with Sen. Millard'.
Tydlngs, chairman of the Senate subcommittee Investigating charges of
so-called "bad security" risks in the State Department Taking the stand.
Dr. Brunauer, Assistant Director for Policy Liaison of UNESCO, denied
the had ever been a Communist or a sympathizer. (International)
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wire produced is used to make
nails.
get a kiss or a silver sixpence. The
next day the women are pernilt
lod to try the same trick on the
men.
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