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Puzzle Contest #106 with Lizzy Cseh

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My favorite Easter basket

As a young girl growing up in an American-Hungarian home, I always thought Easter was a special time of year.

For most children, the holiday’s big moment is finding and enjoying the sweet chocolates of an Easter basket. But, my favorite Easter basket is not the one filled with candy; it’s the Blessing Basket. There are many reasons why this version of the Easter basket will always be the most important basket to me.

This oval-shaped basket carries many happy memories and a long history of family traditions. This basket once belonged to my great-grandmother. Because of its age, it comes out of storage just once a year. The basket’s faded cover came from Csót, Hungary, many decades ago. The foods with which we fill it are mostly made by my mother and me. Best of all, I have the responsibility of carrying the basket to church for the blessing.

Once in church, I get to choose where the basket is placed. Sometimes there are so many baskets that the priest requests we place them along the communion rail. Of course, the hardest part is waiting to enjoy the savory treats hidden under the cover. We are never allowed to even touch the food until our return home from Easter Sunday Mass.

Over the years I have held conversations with many Hungarians concerning what they place in their Blessing Baskets. I have learned that some churches bless baskets on Holy Saturday, while others do so on Easter Sunday prior to, during or after Mass. Some families consume their food right after the blessing, while others wait until lunch or suppertime on Easter Sunday. Some families place in their baskets nonfood items, such as photographs of recently departed loved ones or prayer books.

The April 2014 puzzle is about Blessing Baskets and the things many of us place in them. There are 20 clues.

Good Luck and Happy Easter Sok Szerencsét és Boldog Húsvéti Ünnepeket

Lizzy Check

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My Favorite Easter Basket Word List

Basket

Horseradish

Pogácsa

Blessing

Kiffle

Prayer Book

Church

Kolach

Salt and Pepper

Csőt Cover

Kolbász

Szalonna

Eggs

Pálinka

Wine

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Paska

Yellow Cheese

Holy Water

Photographs

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Puzzle Contest #103 WINNERS

The winners of our Puzzle Contest #103 were drawn March 5, 2014, at the Home Office. Congratulations to:

Dolores O. Glessner, Br. 8340 Baltimore, MD Donald R. Kaspersen, Br. 400 Charlotte, NC Ralph M. Mielnik, Br. 800 Altoona, PA Elaine Sherman, Br. 132 South Bend, IN

Each won $50 for their correct entry.

I WPA Certificate No.:_____________________________________ I

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I 1. ALL WPA Life Benefit Members are eligible to enter. i

2. Complete the word search puzzle correctly.

I 3. Mail your completed puzzle, along with your name, address, phone number, email address, and WPA Certificate Number, to:

WPA PUZZLE #106 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15233

4. Entries must be received at the Home Office by May 30,2014.

I 5. Four winners will be drawn from all correct entries on or about June 6, 2014, at the Home Office. Each winner will receive $50.

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