Past few weeks were full of events. I mean the weeks from around the Easter until The Long Night of Museums. So from 13th April 2014 to 18 May 2014.
The events mentioned in the post:
- Easter;
- Beatification of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II,
- Majówka,
- Eurovision,
- The Long Night of Museums (Noc Muzeów).
Easter in Warsaw
The Palm Sunday
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| © Alina Zienowicz (from: Wikipedia) |
The Palm Sunday was on
13th April 2014. Nothing special in Warsaw, where you just go to the church with (usually) a palm bought on the street, or just in front of the gate to the church. Those palms are often made from dry grasses and flowers. Just like the ones in the photo.
This day is specially celebrated in
Łyse, a village in Kurpie region (part of Mazovia) where there are contests for the most beautiful palm.
Holy Saturday
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| © Błażej Benisz (from: Wikipedia) |
On Holy Saturday people in Warsaw go to churches to bless
święconka (Easter basket). The food inside is symbolic, and serves as a food to eat for Holy Sunday's breakfast. There is a superstition that what was blessed shouldn't be eaten after sunset.
Święconka is blessed during special short "mass" (it's over in around 10 minutes) and you can do it for most of the day, from morning to evening. In the countryside a priest may visit a village and bless
święconka that was gathered for example in the village's mayor house.
