A tradition of those with Polish and Eastern European ancestry is the traditional Blessing of the Easter Foods, or Swieconka, on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. In former times, a priest came to ...
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 blessed Easter ...