Easter Blessing of Food - Killaloe Diocese

Thousands of believers from Miercurea Ciuc gathered in the city center on Sunday for the consecration ceremony of the Catholic Easter dishes. At the end of the ceremony, the faithful chanted the Hungarian anthem and the Szekler anthem. Article Thousands of believers participated in the sanctification of Easter dishes, on Miercurea Ciuc. The Hungarian anthem was sung and the Szekler song was first performed on Romania TV.

Easter Blessing of Food - Killaloe Diocese

Swieconka – Polish Blessing of the Baskets – Holy Saturday Fr. Roch, OFM blesses the food baskets in Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Ennis. Swieconka(sh-vee-en-soon-kah) is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions. Baskets containing a sampling of Easter foods are brought to church to be blessed on Holy Saturday. The basket is traditionally lined with a white linen or lace napkin and decorated with sprigs of boxwood (bukszpan), t…

An impressive crowd participated, on Sunday morning, in the center of the municipality of Miercurea-Ciuc, in the traditional ceremonial blessing of food on the occasion of Catholic Easter. Locals came in large numbers, approximately 8,000 people, on the plateau in front of the Administrative Palace.

An impressive crowd of people gathered on Sunday morning in the center of Miercurea-Ciuc for the traditional ceremonial blessing of Catholic Easter dishes, a custom established years ago...