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Sat, Apr 04
|Holy Cross Catholic Church
Swieconka
Blessing of the Easter Food
Time & Location
Apr 04, 2026, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Holy Cross Catholic Church, 405 W Clark St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
About the event
Święconka (Shvjen-tzon-kah) a key element of Polish Easter traditions, is a basket filled with symbolic foods that are blessed at church on Holy Saturday. The foods within the basket, such as eggs, bread, ham, salt, and horseradish, each carry symbolic meaning related to the Resurrection of Christ and the joy of Easter. Read more about it at https://www.polishamericancenter.org/SwieconkaBasket.htm
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