Velikonoce našich babiček – Scheinostová Alena (2022)

Easter of Our Grandmothers is a loose continuation of Christmas of Our Grandmothers, a successful title by our authors mapping folk and liturgical customs, traditions, recipes, and proverbs... The period when winter ends and spring begins has always been strongly connected to the land, awakening nature, and the generative power. All of this has also intertwined with the Christian experience, which firmly shaped the spiritual and material world of our ancestors. The Three Kings carols at the end of the Christmas season smoothly transition into the beginning of Carnival – the first signs of the approaching spring. How exuberant Carnival used to be and what our ancestors ate during the following fasting period, when preparation for the Easter celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ required modesty and abstinence? How did our ancestors experience the spring holidays? What does paschal or apostle mean, and why do we say mushrooms with vinegar? How is the date of Easter calculated? What do Christians commemorate during Passion Week, and how did folk creativity grasp doctrinal guidelines? And why do boys go for the pomlázka already on White Saturday in some regions? You can read all of this in this book.