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Shrove TuesdayThe first day connected with Easter is
Shrove Tuesday. Traditionally in English – speaking countries, on this day people eat
pancakes and organise pancake competitions. In Poland, people eat
herrings prepared in many different ways. It is the last day for some fun before Lent
begins.
Ash WednesdayAsh Wednesday is the first day of forty-
day period of Lent – time of fasting, prayer and penance in preparation for
Easter Sunday. In Poland, people attend church services, where priests
put ash on people’s foreheads to remind them that they too will become ash in the end. The ashes come from palm branches used on Palm Sunday
the previous year.
Palm SundayHoly Week begins with a celebration to
commemorate Christ’s ride into Jerusalem, where people greeted Him with palm branches. In Poland, people
bring palm branches to church services, where they are blesses by the priest.
Maundy ThursdayIn Poland, people go to confession in order to take Communion at Easter.
They also attend special services held on this day to commemorate the Last
Supper.
Good FridayPeople attend special church service to
commemorate Christ’s death on the cross. On that day, people fast – meat
products are forbidden and they should have only one satisfying meal that day.
Easter EveThis is the day when Christ lay in the tomb and is time of awaiting His Resurrection. On that day,
Polish people take food to church to have it blessed. They bring the food in baskets, which are filled with hard-boiled dyed eggs – the symbol of new life, ham, sausages, salt and bread. The blessed food is served as part of the traditional Easter breakfast the next
day.
Easter SundayOn that day, we celebrate Christ’s
Resurrection. People attend special religious celebration on church early in the morning. Then, families gather for Easter breakfast, which traditionally consists of hard-boiled eggs, ham and
sausages. Families spend the time together eating, relaxing in the open air
and meeting their relatives.
Easter Monday
People continue celebrating Christ’s Resurrection as it is a day off work and school in Poland. It is a
tradition in our country to sprinkle water on family members and friends.
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