A basket filled with faith: Eastern Europe Easter tradition explained

The Christian community commemorates Holy Saturday on Saturday, dedicated to commemorating the silence of the Lord's tomb, the mysterious transition from death to resurrection.

A basket filled with faith: Eastern Europe Easter tradition explained

The blessing of Easter baskets on Holy Saturday is present across Europe, and elements of the deeply rooted Catholic tradition reflects the essence of the Resurrection.

With the Easter Vigil, which begins at dusk, the Christian community breaks the silence to celebrate the most important moment of the liturgical calendar: the

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Eastern European Traditions Enliven Holy Saturday Cardinal Dolan, Faith | 04/19/2025 By: Our Sunday Visitor Entire families make their way to churches, carrying baskets adorned with green sprigs and filled with selected foods Easter baskets are seen near the sanctuary during an Easter Divine Liturgy April 24, 2022, at St. George Uk…

The tradition of blessing Easter baskets has been preserved for years in the localities of the Republic of Moldova. Before the Easter service, housewives prepare the traditional basket, which includes Easter bread, cozonac or red eggs. And after the church service, each Christian goes to his household to enjoy the Resurrection of the Lord with his family, around the festive table.

An important element of the Polish Easter tradition is a basket with food to be blessed, or so-called święconka. The basket should contain bread, eggs, meat, salt and a lamb made of butter, sugar or chocolate. The article Poznań residents started with święconka [GALLERY] comes from the website Misyjne.pl.