St. Louis, the only Polish church in Maine, held its annual tradition of “swiecenie pokarmow,” which in Polish means “Easter blessing,” when their baskets of Easter food and sweets were ...

Father Joe Evanko, left, and Tom Dzwonczyk bless Easter baskets on Saturday’s Blessing of the Baskets at St. Jude’s Parish in Mountain Top John and Pamela Borek pose with their recently ...

Easter is one of my favorite seasons, because it is based in faith and tradition.

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The Rev. William Asinari blessed Easter baskets filled with food Saturday morning in the hall of St. Mary, Our Lady Help of Christians Church, in Dorrance Twp. The Easter basket blessing ceremony ...

St. Joseph Catholic Church in Southgate, where Garced attends, is the spiritual home of 60 Polish families, who gather in an outside garden for the basket blessing.

"It was special to me that my granddaughter accompanied me to the blessing of the baskets," said Sninsky, 86, a retired computer technician. "It's something that has been passed down through ...

Baskets filled with meats, cheeses, eggs, bread and wine were blessed at Catholic churches around Carroll County Saturday in celebration and anticipation of Easter Sunday. A tradition hailing from … ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Easter is a holiday celebrated by billions all over the world, including staff and guests at the St. Francis House in Sioux Falls. Sunday, they gave the neighborhoo… ...

Blessing of the Easter Baskets photosParishioners listen to Monsignor Tom Baddick as he blesses Easter baskets Saturday, April 8, 2023, at Notre Dame of Bethlehem Church in Bethlehem. The baskets ...

On Saturday afternoon, dozens of parishioners holding elaborate baskets filled with sweet and savory goodies gathered inside St. Francis of Assisi Church in Finleyville for the traditional Easter ...

Sninsky recalled the blessing of baskets in St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Cumbola, when he was young. “At that time, there were prayers for each of the foods,” he said.