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HOLY SATURDAY CUSTOM
SERVICES FOR HOLY SATURDAY ARE HELD AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT.
AT THIS TIME, ALL OF THE LIGHTS IN THE CHURCH ARE TURNED
OFF. THE PRIEST AND THE PARISHIONERS HAVE CANDLES. THE
PRIEST'S CANDLE IS LIT IN THE ALTAR IN THE CHURCH.
HERE THE PRIEST LIGHTS THE PARISHIONERS CANDLES UNTIL
ALL CANDLES ARE LIT. SONGS ARE THEN SUNG TO PROCLAIM
CHRIST'S RESSURECTION.
Submitter comment:
THE RESSURECTION OF CHRIST ON HOLY SATURDAY EVENING IS
CELEBRATED IN THIS MANNER AT ALL OF THE GREEK ORTHODOX
CHURCHES IN THE WORLD. AFTER THE SERVICE IS OVER, THE
FAMILIES GO HOME WHERE HUGE MEALS OF SOUP, LAMB, BREAD,
WINE, RICE, AND OTHER ASSORTED GREEK DELICACIES ARE SERVED.
THIS IS A GREEK-AMERICAN CUSTOM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Week Day Hour Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
SWIECONKA
EVERY YEAR ON HOLY SATURDAY, ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
FAMILY TAKES AN EASTER BASKET FULL OF FOOD, USUALLY
HAM, BREAD AND BUTTER, MIXED SALT AND PEPPER, HORSE
RADISH, AND SOME COLORED EGGS, TO CHURCH WHERE IT
IS BLESSED BY THE PRIEST. ON EASTER SUNDAY, THIS
BLESSED FOOD IS SERVED AT THE MAIN MEAL. BEFORE IT IS
SERVED, HOWEVER, THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY, USUALLY
THE GRANDFATHER, CUTS UP THE BLESSED EGGS AND SERVES
A PIECE TO EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY, WHILE WISHING
THAT MEMBER A HAPPY EASTER. EACH MEMBER THEN EXCHANGES
WISHES WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS BY MEANS OF A KISS OR
A HANDSHAKE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT AGAIN HAD MERELY TO FILL IN DETAILS AND
SUPPLY THE CORRECT SPELLING OF THE NAME SWIECONKA,
FOR THIS TRADITION IS ALSO VERY MUCH ALIVE IN OUR
FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Home CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Week Day Hour CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting |
Date learned: 01-08-1964
EASTER FOOD TRADITION
THE SATURDAY BEFORE EASTER, YOU TAKE A BASKET FILLED WITH COLORED
EGGS, BREAD, KABOSA, BUTTERLAMB, SALT AND PEPPER TO THE PRIEST WHO
WILL BLESS THE FOOD WITH HOLY WATER ALLOWING IT TO BE EATEN
ON EASTER.
Submitter comment: THIS ITEM WAS LEARNED IN WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: CA00001960S
BLESSED FOOD
ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THE DAY BEFORE
EASTER, MY MOTHER WOULD PREPARE A BASKET
OF FOOD THAT WE WOULD TAKE TO CHURCH TO
HAVE BLESSED. THERE WERE CERTAIN ITEMS
THAT WERE ALWAYS INCLUDED IN THE BASKET:
SEVERAL SLICES OF THE EASTER HAM (HOT
OUT OF THE OVEN), A SMALL, ROUND LOAF
OF PUMPERNICKEL BREAD (MADE SPECIAL
FOR THE BASKET), A RING OF FRESH KIELBASA
(FRESH, NOT SMOKED), SIX HARD BOILED EGGS
(WITH THE SHELLS REMOVED), BUTTER (MADE IN
THE FORM OF A LAMB) AND SALT AND PEPPER
(MIXED TOGETHER IN A SPECIAL SALT SHAKER
THAT WAS ONLY USED FOR THIS OCCASION--
N-E-V-E-R AT ANY OTHER TIME DURING THE YEAR.
THE WICKER BASKET AND SPECIAL COVERING TOWEL
(THAT MY MOTHER HAD EMBROIDERED MANY YEARS
BEFORE WERE USED TO CARRY THE FOOD TO CHURCH.
THIS FOOD WAS EATEN ON EASTER MORNING WHEN WE
RETURNED HOME FROM CHURCH (ALONG WITH MORE FOOD
SINCE THE BLESSED FOOD WAS ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT
FOR OUR FAMILY). EVERY BIT OF THE BLESSED FOOD
HAD TO BE EATEN AT THE BREAKFAST--NOT A CRUMB
COULD BE THROWN AWAY.
Submitter comment:
GOING INTO OUR POLISH CHURCH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
WAS WONDERFUL. THE SMELL OF HAM AND KIELBASA WOULD
FILL THE CHURCH. THE PEOPLE WOULD SET THEIR
BASKETS IN THE AISLE AT THE END OF THEIR PEW AND
THE PRIEST WOULD WALK UP AND DOWN THE AISLE
SPRINKLING HOLY WATER. EVERYONE WOULD BE HUNGRY
FOR THE FOOD, BUT WE COULD NOT EAT MEAT ON THAT
DAY!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
Our Easter Sunday dinner tradition begins on Holy Saturday,
with the blessing of our Easter baskets. The dinner basket
contains samplings of the Easter feast, such as ham, kielbasa,
bread, butter lamb, decorated eggs, salt, and pepper. Then the
children always brought along their Easter baskets filled with
candy to be blessed. We are Catholic, I am unsure if this is just
a Catholic tradition, but this is one that we have always
followed.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 00-00-1930
SLOVAK EASTER CUSTOM
ON SATURDAY OF HOLY WEEK, THE WOMEN BAKED BREAD AND
PREPARED HAM AND KOLBASI. THESE WERE PACKED INTO A
BASKET AND TAKEN TO CHURCH ON EASTER SUNDAY AND WERE
BLESSED. THEN THE FAMILY CAME HOME AND EVERYONE
ATE OF THE BLESSED FOOD, INCLUDING ANYONE WHO VISITED
THEM.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 00001967 FALL
BLESSING THE EASTER BASKET: THIS IS A POLISH CUSTOM
WHICH TAKES PLACE ON HOLY SATURDAY. THE FOOD WHICH
IS TO BE EATEN ON EASTER IS TAKEN TO CHURCH IN
AN EASTER BASKET AND BLESSED BY THE PRIEST.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED IT FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 00001967 FALL
EASTER SATURDAY, THE POLISH PEOPLE TAKE BASKETS OF
FOOD--BREADS, BUTTER IN THE FORM OF A LAMB (NO
REASON GIVEN FOR THIS), SAUSAGE, ETC. TO BE BLESSED.
THIS IS THEN TAKEN HOME AND EATEN AS THE EASTER
FEAST. ALL THE FOOD TAKEN HAS TO BE EATEN THAT NIGHT.
THIS WILL INSURE GOOD CROPS FOR THE YEAR AND A GOOD
LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; EAST DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 03-10-1967
THE FAMILY TAKES A BASKET CONTAINING SOME BREAD,
BUTTER AND KILBASSA TO CHURCH ON EASTER EVE.
THE FOOD IS BLESSED AND EATEN FOR SUNDAY BREAKFAST.
HER CHURCH IS ST. SCHOLASTICA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIBRARY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 11-12-1967
THE DAY BEFORE EASTER SUNDAY, VARIOUS TYPES OF FOOD
LIKE BUTTER, BREAD, SALT, EGGS, SAUSAGES, WHICH
ARE INTENDED FOR EASTER DINNER, ARE TAKEN TO CHURCH
AND ARE BLESSED.
Submitter comment:
IT IS A POLISH CUSTOM, WHOSE MEANING IS UNKNOWN
TO ME, BUT IS PERFORMED EVERY YEAR, THE DAY BEFORE
EASTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
SWIENCONKA
ON HOLY SATURDAY YOU TAKE THE FOOD TO CHURCH TO BE
BLESSED. YOU CAN'T EAT THIS FOOD UNTIL EASTER
SUNDAY.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; SCRANTON
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 03-05-1972
HOLY SATURDAY FOR UKRAINIANS IS THE DAY BEFORE EASTER.
ON THIS DAY FOOD IS TAKEN TO CHURCH FOR BLESSING.
THESE FOODS USUALLY ARE BREAD, MEATS, AND CHEESES.
THE FIRST FOODS EATEN ON EASTER ARE THOSE THAT
WERE BLESSED.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S FRIEND SMENA RAKOVSKEY AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF MICHIGAN (ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN) WAS THE UKRAINIAN
WHOSE FAMILY DID THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 10-25-1971
A TRADITIONAL POLISH EASTER-TIME CUSTOM IS THE BLESSING
OF THE EASTER BASKET ON HOLY SATURDAY. THE EASTER
BASKET CONTAINING SAMPLES OF THE FOOD WHICH IS TO BE
EATEN ON EASTER SUNDAY. THE FOOD IS PLACED IN THE
DECORATED BASKET AND BROUGHT TO THE CHURCH, WHERE IT
IS BLESSED. THE BLESSED FOOD IS THEN EATEN ALONG
WITH THE REMAINING FOOD DURING A BIG EASTER SUNDAY
MORNING BREAKFAST. USUALLY A LAMB MADE FROM BUTTER
IS ALSO GOTTEN AT EASTER-TIME AND BLESSED AND EATEN WITH
THE BREAKFAST.
Submitter comment: THIS CUSTOM IS STILL IN PRACTICE AT MY HOUSE.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; POUGHKEEPSIE
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ON HOLY SATURDAY AN EASTER BASKET, USUALLY FILLED
WITH BREAD, EGGS, LAMB BUTTER, HORSERADISH, KIELBASA,
AND SALT AND PEPPER IS TAKEN TO THE PARISH CHURCH
TO BE BLESSED.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 11-15-1970
EVERY HOLY SATURDAY AN EASTER BASKET IS TAKEN TO THE
CHURCH TO BE BLESSED. THE BASKET IS FILLED WITH
EGGS, KIELBASA, HOMEMADE HORSERADISH, LAMB BUTTER,
HOMEMADE RAISIN BREAD, SALT AND PAPPER AND A ROUND LOAF
OF RYE BREAD.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 11-29-1970
ON HOLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON, POLISH CATHOLICS HAVE A
BASKET BLESSED IN CHURCH WITH THE FOOD THEY WILL EAT
ON EASTER SUNDAY MORNING. IT CONSISTS OF POLISH
SAUSAGE--KIELBASA--HARD BOILED EGGS, SALT, HAM, WINE,
BREAD, AND BUTTER.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 02-00-1970
SWIENCANKA
ON THE SATURDAY BEFORE EASTER, THE PEOPLE GATHER WITH
THE FOOD THEY INTEND TO EAT ON EASTER. THE PARISH
PRIEST THEN BLESSES THE FOOD. THIS IS A POLISH
CUSTOM TERMED SWIENCANKA.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; ERIE
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 00001920S
ON HOLY SATURDAY POLISH PEOPLE TAKE A BASKET OF FOOD
CONSISTING OF SAUSAGE, EGGS, SALT, AND BREAD TO
CHURCH WITH THEM TO BE BLESSED. THE FOOD IS USUALLY
EATEN ON EASTER SUNDAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 11-14-1968
ON HOLY SATURDAY, YOU TAKE BREAD, SALT, HARD BOILED
EGGS AND KIELBASA TO CHURCH. THIS FOOD IS THEN
BLESSED BY THE PRIEST. THE FOOD, AND ONLY THIS
FOOD, IS EATEN FOR BREAKFAST ON EASTER SUNDAY
MORNING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TAYLOR
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 03-27-1970
POLISH: FOOD TO BE EATEN AS THE FIRST MEAL ON EASTER
SUNDAY IS TAKEN ON HOLY SATURDAY TO BE BLESSED. THE
FOOD TO BE BLESSED CONSISTS OF EGGS, BUTTER, MEAT, ETC.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 01-22-1970