The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 20, 1946, Page 6

PAGE sIx : (HE KEY WEST CITIZEN a i iia in alta Oe dln bond bn ttn tndn tn tn Dnt dn tn dn to tp ty bpp be te A Db dn dp Dn by Clement X (1670-1676) and ROBBERS HIDE IN CREEK | : CORAL ROCKETS WHY EASTER RABBIT LAYS eh Cenurys ai HULBHRT, Okla. — Surprised ; - : * * * * in Kisses For Easter ‘ by ‘ is Men of North England claimed "the a¢t of robbing the Hulbert| spreader aid the bus : By L. P. ARTMAN, JR, It Happens To Symbolize Easter Joy; Old Tradition| tne privilege of lifting every wo-| National Bank by a bus load of | students, the men submerged i eneeeeee AAAenees * * * * * * man from the ground three times| Students returning from M, .' themselves in a creek and left ; upon meeting her on Easter for sb which is @ real service to which they would receive a kiss West Grenier pubtcs tr COLORED EGGS EVERY YEAR) sen hey outa receive » xis Key hand Mit gna alti- | enm00024044444444644464444. Easter Monday the women tried an 4 Lia By DAVID. G. BAREUTHER; this out on the men. : iy iy "AP Newsteatures Writef In Germany, . mén servants . " - ‘could whip. maidservants with by next! js tn of the Easter rabbit that lays the Easter eggs is much | j witches on aster, and the next The Citizen ‘serves! ler than Santa Claus, or perhaps any other childhood tra- day the maids whipped the men. . writers’ and _ publications, dition. In each case they secured their by material for their The Easter rabbit was originally « pagan symbol and like |release through payment of Eas- Publications. Byt there “is great| the name of Easter, itself, has been handed down from Teutonic|ter eggs. Throughout various room for a complete use of this| antiquity. countries to the north women had facility. Easter gets its name from Eoestre, or Ostara, the Anglo-|the right to strike their husban¥is ° e Saxon goddess of spring, andx. jon Easter Monday, but on Tues- It was suggested to me yester- many Easter observances stem; oer i . ;day the men could strike their 3 ie playing of handball in’ wives, Gay that perhaps the New York directly from the pagan feast of churches. In some French cathe-| faster fires of pagan origin bane might with eRe” wou Hoestre. Having been the ma-|drals the bishops, canons and oth- | wer in vogue for conte ms, Thee Bune might. wish a Key West jor springtime festival, theler dignitaries joined in a solemn | big bonfires were to signify the correspondent. Any veterans -\ pagan Easter inevitably be-|game of ball. The ball represented | victory of spring over. winter. terested in + wr came mixed with the principal |the sun, which was supposed to|'They had to be drawn from the , : * |festival of the Christian year| take three leaps on rising on) wood by friction—no trick flints Politics are now warming up. falling in the same season. Easter morning. | or transported coals. Many of those now geing in for Why Colored Eggs Old Women Played Ball - | However, the legend of the office are polishing -up their! a. yabbit as the pagan em-| The strict discipline of Lent un- | Easter rabbit has proved the most speeches, going through The blem of fertility was a popular} doubtedly inspired this ball play-, satisfactory through the centuries, Citizen for praise from organiza- pet among children. When eggs,)ing. The game soon evolved into! and according to custom the rab- ons and editorials which will) so:pfaden during Lent, were'a dance. Old records indicate that! bit should be. white. White has be presented to voters. In short | brought to the table on Easter it!bishops and abbots took part in| always been the liturgical color p Nm stretch is on and there; was a natural conclusion that they |the dances, which in several plac-| for Easter on the theory that it be goncents wilt had been laid by the Easter rab-\€s were held in churches. At represents light, joy and purity. " “ Sopsign bit. Bury St. Edmunds history si ASS Re ETS and declared how Eyen in ancient times the eggs tthe game was kept up with gr © aa ane were colored red to symbolize /SPitit by 12 old women.” _ | Your Grocer SELLS That GOOD thought they were. Easter joy, according to church” Another odd custom originated | r we go out and test historiana Kaas trace the Easter jin Bavaria, where 15th Century ; STAR * BRAND pport and see if we arel ogg to paganism, where it signi- {Priests included funny stories in} AMERICAN : enough. That is much|¢j0q germinating life ‘their Easter sermons. Although | COFFEE o human nature. This in- spring. of early they would draw a moral, the, and CUBAN of things rings clear : stories eventually bordered on the Try A Pound Today! man’s mind, When you A quaint oldtime Easter custom sacrilegious and were prohibited the job right it’s not Pe - your mind and you feel d. When you are sure you are doing your mind Give to Live! Contribute to Fight Cancer, Our No. 1 Enemy!% PEARLMAN’S, Inc. “THE STORE OF QUALITY” The Largest Exclusive LADIES’, MISSES’ and CHILDREN’S Store in Key West are crowded out when they, too,| should ‘be considered. The pen-} dulum of civic progress swings | ; At all events all this all the way irom outright graft: cht is merely the expression when a civic project goes in, to beings, the majority just avery small healthy Dee eh are involved, ‘in “share” to the very few who lead, give the city something with ab- choosing % bara) ve ead. solutely nothing to gain from ou, American politics is casa work and fine spirit of government. Nothing " E Pe ! Saf nanan | iti aster Greetings To All! and. fulfilling Ss = =u —s n of 1 Dageers at Divine The Church, the dove, the Easter lilies—all symbols of Eternal Peace eis. an important goal. 4 —are gurs' this new-dawning Easter. Our hopes and ppiyers have is mugh fulmination but ‘ | been answered once again, we beeome humble betore-our Lord and @ man ‘ he piven a worship Him by our‘devotion and reverence this anniversary oe Chitin’ Leb gh dhs resurrection into Heaven. ey, ISADORE: APPEEROUTH ‘ “The Store of Fashion” Just to show you a further Overbri ’ y in givie leadership: In keep" At ispretty generally ad-| ouadoss. i )mitted that there is personal. gain #8, well,as.;community gain. ] ry. ..civie, Hh No, ‘have’ contingent aims| fy” Py ee Be pane i ea HDR. J. AL VALDES OPTOMETRIST effort. If one brings a glass- tom boat to a city which does Office Hours: 9-12 2-5 p.m. Evenings by Appointment have one, one is fulfilling a vie duty and at the same time ime when civie leadership be- Phones lest.}gins to smell is when this per- Office 33% be}isonal gain is unfairly received||] 8 Residence 295 ® that others in the same line teh + toete ‘komen MUIR MR haancdaahaiaadci... 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