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During Easter, work, both occupational and domestic, is kept to a minimum. [1] [7] As Poland is predominantly Catholic, the Easter traditions are largely Catholic, though most religious minorities also observe their own customs associated with Easter. [7] A week before Easter, on Palm Sunday, Easter palms are displayed. [7] Traditionally ...
A typical "Święconka" basket of Polish Holy Saturday tradition. Baskets containing a sampling of Easter foods are brought to church to be blessed on Holy Saturday. The basket is traditionally lined with a white linen or lace napkin and decorated with sprigs of boxwood (bukszpan), the typical Easter evergreen. Poles take special pride in ...
Easter palms are an important feature of Polish Easter celebrations. [1] They are consecrated in a church, and subsequently paraded. [1] Some regional customs include using the palms to sprinkle water in a house, feeding them to animals, using them as decorations for religious paintings, and burning them and using the ash in Ash Wednesday ceremonies the next year. [1]
In the U.K. and the U.S., rolling Easter eggs down a hill is a popular tradition. Participants decorate hard-boiled eggs and then roll them down a slope, with the egg that travels farthest without ...
The tradition is widely associated with Poland in English-speaking countries and is observed by Polish diaspora communities, particularly among Polish Americans who call it Dyngus Day. The tradition also exists in Hungary, called locsolkodás (sprinkling). Traditionally, boys throw water over girls on Easter Monday.
Siwki procession in Chobienice, 2015. Siwki or Siwek (literally Easter Greys, as in grey horses) is a regional tradition rooted in Polish folklore, in which a procession of dressed up individuals stops passers-by and performs tricks on them.
Wearing Easter Bonnets. Another Easter tradition in the U.S. is the donning of the Easter bonnet. This fancy hat became a popular addition to Sunday church attire because of how it represents a ...
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