Easter Celebration, Customs and Tradition In Some Countries In Cinquain Poetic Form
Posted: Sunday, April 04, 2010
by Nenita Wells
Happy Easter!
The following poems are written in a five-line cinquain poem. The pattern is: first line has two syllables, second line has four syllables, third line has six syllables, fourth line has eight syllables and the fifth line has two syllables.
Easter in Australia
Egg Knocking game
The Royal Easter Show
Children love eggs, chocolate and
Bilbies.
Easter in Canada
Winter
Carnival in
Quebec, a big parade
Tobogganing, skating at
Easter.
Easter in Chile
Fiesta
Quasimodo
full of color and songs
Open-air mass celebration.
Easter.
Easter in China
Painted
Red eggs as gifts
For Spring Fetival
Fertility, sacred, beliefs
Symbol.
Easter in England
Morris
Dancers with hats,
Red sashes and white shirts.
Tapping picked willow branches for
Good luck.
Easter in Ethiopia
Wearing
Traditional
White clothes for Easter fest
Special bread cut and eaten
Prayer.
Easter in Germany
Easter
Family Day.
Gather for Easter Fire.
Dyed decorated eggs placed in
Egg trees.
Easter in Ireland
Praying,
Blessing, greeting
Held herring procession
Decorating, rolling, eating
Dyed eggs. .
Easter in Israel
Pilgrims.
Lights out. Bells ring.
Leader appears with a
Blazing torch. Candles lights up the
Whole church.
Easter in Italy
Joyous
Celebrate Mass
At Saint Peter's Square.
Roasted baby lamb with salad
Dinner.
Easter in Poland
Blessing
Basket filled with
Food. Splashing water
Tradition to bring good health to
People.
Easter in the Philippines
Sunrise.
Happy Easter!
Families go to church
Celebrate Resurrection of
Jesus.
Easter in the Ukraine
Great Day.
Church bells ringing.
At church service, cakes, eggs,
Food are blessed. Exchanging Easter
Greetings.
Easter in the United States
Easter
Church services,
Parades, new clothes, bonnets.
Children hunting Easter eggs at
The park.
I hope you enjoyed reading my poems and hoping that your Easter celebration with your loved ones is as memorable and meaningful as in the past years.
By Nenita Wells
04/04/2010
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The author was born in one of the 7,100 islands in the Philippines, in Leyte where the famous American five-star general, Douglas MacArthur landed during WWII. She is one of eight children, and she has thirty-five nieces and nephews. She was raised by her parents to be a good Christian. Attended public school both in Elementary and High School in the Philippines. She went to college under the work and study program, earned her bachelor's degree with honors and her first paid full-time job was as secretary to the High School Principal, her first boss was a Benedictine Sister from Germany who was the Administrator of the Catholic school. She lived in New York City from 1977 to 2004 and now lives in Providence, Rhode Island. She loves to read and write poetry.
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Top-level comments on this article: (6 total)Nenita,Nice to read this poem from you, It is very interesting that we may be from different countries and we all celebrate Easter essentially the same.Thanks for a great poem, many blessing to youHi Jose.Thank you for your kind words, this means a lot to me.Many blessings to you, too.~Nenita
Nenita I've never read a 5-line cinquain poem, and am blown away by yours. How can so few words be so vivid and piercing? It's as if time stops when I read them. Thank you!Hi Jennifer.Cinquain poems are fun and challenging to write. I am glad you liked it. I appreciate your kind words. Thanks for stopping by and reading my piece.All the very best to you and yours,~Nenita
Incredible how you are on topic, on target and sharing culture of the season around the world! Thanks Nenita!Hello.I am glad you liked this piece. I am grateful for your kind words, for reading and for stopping by. Thanks for the generous rating.Best regards to you and yours,~Nenita
How fun! A unique poetry form and a very interesting cultural comparison. This must have taken a lot of work. Well done.Hi Linda.Thank you for your kind words. I am glad you stopped by. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment, it meant a lot to me.Best regards,Nenita
Dear Nenita, Nice to learn five line poems. Thank you for your sharing. They are concise, vivid, and beautiful. They reminded me "Haiku - 5-7-5 words poem" and "Tanka -5-7-5-7-7 words poem". Both are traditional Japanese. It is also interesting that you are writing all these different countries' Easters. They all are so visible.Thank you again.Hi Shaw.Thank you so much for reading and commenting. Yes, you are correct. This poetic form is inspired by the Japanese Haiku. Thank you for taking the time to stop by.All the best to you and yours,Nenita
Hi Nenita, very informative article, good workHi Rohan. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment. I appreciate your kind words and thanks for stopping by. All the best. ~~Nenita
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