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Thread #128569 Message #2879781
Posted By: Joe Offer
05-Apr-10 - 12:16 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Easter Traditions and Eostre pagan lore
Subject: RE: Folklore: Easter Traditions and Eostre pagan lore
Easter and Christmas are the times when I'm especially glad I married Polish. At church this morning, I boasted that I was having borscht and beer for Easter dinner, and the woman I was talking with boasted that she was having golumbeki (stuffed cabbage). I almost invited myself to her house for dinner, because I love golumbeki and my wife and mother-in-law didn't have the energy to make it this year. I once threatened to make golumbeki myself, but that suggestion was not deemed acceptable by the Polish people in the house.
So, the borsht was wonderful, with lots of horseradish, and with hard-boiled eggs and kielbasa sausage in the recipe.
My wife and her mother have some beautiful, painted wooden eggs that they bring out for easter. Are the wooden eggs authentic in tradition, or is it just a lazy way to have colorful eggs that you can keep from year to year?
-Joe-