Polish Housewife

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Easter in Poland with bread marked with a cross

Easter in Poland

Easter in Poland is a major holiday spent with extended family. Many of our neighbors seemed surprised that we weren't flying home to Tucson (almost 6,000 miles and a full travel day both ways) to spend the weekend with family. I've traveled for Easter, not as far as going home: Easter in Paris attending the international mass at Notre Dame. I've also spent Easter in Poland, watching neighbors carry their baskets of food to church on the Saturday before Easter for blessing and visiting my ...

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