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Easter Saturday in Poland ✝️
The blessing of Easter baskets on Holy Saturday is a Polish Catholic tradition with roots dating back to the early history of Poland.
“In Poland, Easter provides the opportunity for a big feast following six weeks of Lenten fasting. Churches, homes and streets are usually decorated with displays of colorful flowers, palms and intricately painted eggs. On Easter Saturday, Poles prepare their baskets filling them with food that is blessed and eaten for Easter Sunday breakfast. The Polish Easter basket symbolizes God’s generosity, joy and abundance.” — Ren Behan, ‘Wild Honey and Rye: Modern Polish Recipes’
Happy Easter, Poland!
Traditional Polish Easter Breakfast | © Maria Bielewicz
Icon “Resurrection of Christ” by Kosta Markowicz
from the Faculty of Sacral Art of the Lviv National Academy of Arts, Ukraine.