Tuesday, March 24, 195S
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Selem, Oregon
Ptf 4 EASTER PARADE!
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Swallows Are
Week Late in
Arrival Here
About a week later than a
year ago, the swallows have
reached their nesting places
at Dr. Will J. Thompson's
Biverdale Park on the Wil
lamette river a few miles
south of Salem.
A few advance scouts
reached the Thompson place
s few days ago but the
main body did not arrive
antll Monday , morning; A
year ago they reached Biv
erdale Park March 18 and
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n.. r. rn.h Tn full dress rehearsal in London.
eight matched greys draw the gold state coach in which
Queen Elizabeth U will ride to her coronation The coach,
which weighs four tons, was completed in 1761. (UP Tele-
The birds were reported
as having arrived at San
Juan Capistrano, Calif.,
in 1951 it was March 13.
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prlng fiwwnakes Snow wbiU If the toft bit for thli
year' Easter bonnets, as witness these two fresh and youth
ful examples from Laddie Northbridge's Junior collection.
Left, little white cloche bedecked with coral velvet ribbon
and white lilacs; right, white straw bonnet with one huge
red geranium in back. (AP Wirephoto)
Kaster is for rejoicing aU
. ever the world.
Here in the United States
. much excitement occurs be-
: fore the big day in the aelec
' tlon of Easter cards and fash
ionable new finery. The after
church breakfast party, Easter
wad and egg-rolling con
tests are favorite ways io cel
ebrate. What resourceful
American girl would resist
these opportunities to lasso
compliments on her new Eas
ter bonnet and perky togs?
Sunrise services, popular in
Europe, are becoming very
popular in America. Many
families gather on hilltops at
the crack of dawn for services
: and hymn singing.
North and South, East and
West, a spirit of music and
pageantry brightens the world
at Eastertime. In some for
eign lands bonfires, folk danc-
as and torchlight parades com-
memorate Easter and the com
ing of spring. .. t :
1 Let us glance around the
world and see how young peo
ple In other landa celebrate.
South of the border, Mexico
makes Easter the gayest of all
holy days. Young people and
grownups shoot off fire crack
ers. Bullfights, song festa and
folk dances are held every
where. Shop windows arc dec
orated with little sugar lambs
wearing garlands of bright
paper flowers.
Spain .celebrate the day in
much the same manner with
holiday feasts and revelry
galore. But in Denmark, it is
'customary- to spend Easter
quietly at home or visiting
one's family and friends. . In
the British Isles, Easter eggs
re exchanged, there is danc
ing on the village green, and
handball is played for a Tansy
Cake, a traditional custom.
April in Paris la more than
springtime and romance. It
is Eastertime splendor as this
fashion center works hard to
have every seam and hem in-
new raiment en Easter Sun
day. '. '
Trench youngsters are told
that church bells "fly back
from Rome" on Easter morn
ing after being silent during
Holy Week, bringing bonDons
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Happy Easter A greet
ing card reminder that all
good little girls deserve new
Easter bonnets to admire as
this bunny does, preparing
for the big parade.
tact in keeping with the tra
dition that all ahould wear
and colored eggs to those who
have been good. When they
rush outside to see the bells,
parents explain: "They've left
their sweets and flown away."
Holland begins celebrating
Easter on the Eve when young
Dutch people march through I with the eggs.
the streets carrying sighted
lanterns on long sticks. Later
there is singing and dancing
Ire the market place. Tulips
are in bloom and windmills
are turning in the breexe as
choirs sing Easter hymns.
. In Norway and Sweden,
out-of-doors Easter services
and spectacular ice carnivals
are held In mountain resorts,
skiing and skating contests
fill the afternoon. Parents
and children decorate Easter
eggs, and hide them for others
to find.
, Passion Plays are presented
in Germany, Italy and many
other European countries.
These dramas recreate the
Easter story. In recent years
Passion Plays have been held
in Oklahoma, South Dakota
and Illinois. The best known
is the one staged at Oberam
mergau, , Germany,, every
tenth yearaince 1634.
Candles are blessed during
Easter services held in Italy
and young people use them to
kindle festive bonfires before
the church. Blazing sticks are
then taken home to kindle
household fires for good luck
Italian pastries are wonderful
at Eastertime.' Corona di nove.
Is baked in circles and decor
ated with Easter eggs. Ital-ian-Amreicans
take the same
dough, shape It into Easter
bunny patterns and top it i
Pastiere is said
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precisely tailored yet soft
enough for late afternoon
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tab detail and square buck
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buttons and curved flap
pockets signs of season.
to be another delicacy, cover
ed with a lattice work of
sweetened noodles.
Several Easter customs ob
served in Germany have an
cient myths. Hilltops blaze
with traditional bonfires from
which farmers roll burning
hoops into their valleys to
bless the soil and bring rich
crops. Young girls are told
they will become beatiful If
they bathe in water dipped
from rivers at sunrise Easter
morning, and perform the en
tire ceremony without speak
ing a single word.
Easter eggs were once sent
with Biblical messages, In
European countries. But since
the mid-19th Century, they've
been replaced by colorful Eas
ter greeting cards in Ger
many, France, The Nether
lands, England and America.
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