Okay I made up the word Easterween,but as today's blog unfolds you will understand why.
The Easter Witch is a custom in Sweden and parts of Finland that resembles Halloween but takes place the Thursday or Saturday before Easter. Little girls (I never discovered if boys participate too) dress up in rags and old clothes,usually too big for them and go door to door asking for treats. The tradition comes from an old belief that witches would fly to a German mountain the Thursday before Easter to cavort with Satan. On their return trip the Swedes would light fires to scare them away. The tradition is still honored today with bonfires and fireworks in the days before Easter Sunday.
The Easter Witch is a custom in Sweden and parts of Finland that resembles Halloween but takes place the Thursday or Saturday before Easter. Little girls (I never discovered if boys participate too) dress up in rags and old clothes,usually too big for them and go door to door asking for treats. The tradition comes from an old belief that witches would fly to a German mountain the Thursday before Easter to cavort with Satan. On their return trip the Swedes would light fires to scare them away. The tradition is still honored today with bonfires and fireworks in the days before Easter Sunday.
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