Polish Easter Basket Blessing | Our Family Tradition

Today we are sharing with you a beloved Easter family tradition. Every year that we’re able, we join our now 92 year old Polish Nani (grandmother) and go to the Shrine of our Lady of Czestochowa in San Antonio, Texas for a very special Polish Easter Basket blessing.

Polish Easter Basket Blessing

Traditionally, families fill a basket with items symbolizing elements of the Easter story and bring their baskets to the village church to be blessed.

Green Polish Easter Basket with Wine, butter, and chocolate bunny

Traditional Polish Easter Basket items include:

  • Butter (Maslo) – often shaped like a lamb or a cross representing the good will we should have towards others
  • Easter Bread (Babka)
  • Horseradish (Chrzan)
  • Eggs (Jajka) – New life
  • Sausage (Kielbasa) – God’s favor and generosity
  • Ham (Szynka) – Abundance
  • Salt (Sol) – Prosperity and justice
  • Cheese (Ser) – Moderation in all things
  • Candle (Swieczka) – Light of the world
  • Colorful ribbons and sprigs of greenery to decorate the basket as symbols of new life and joy in the season of spring

Over time modern families include such items as:

  • Wine
  • Chocolate
  • Water
  • Hot Cross Buns
  • Pierogies

Traditional Polish Easter Basket Items

Easter Outfit

PinkBlush Dress / J Crew Earrings, similar here / Gold Initial Necklace c/o / Nude Heels 

After the celebration the basket is set aside until family and friends gather together to share the Easter meal. The Easter meal is typically an Easter brunch, see our favorite Easter brunch recipes HERE. We cherish this family tradition and love that we’re able to carry this beautiful custom forward into our own growing families.

Happy Easter! Wesołych Świąt Wielkanocnych!

Emily & Barbie

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3 Comments

  1. 4.1.18

    This is so sweet!! Kielbasa is part of our family’s Easter breakfast, too!! Love those Eastern European traditions. Happy Easter to your family from ours!

  2. 4.1.18
    Elisabeth Stafford said:

    Thanks for sharing! What a beautiful tradition to bring family together.

  3. 4.16.22
    Carol Urban laConte said:

    We do it also. I’m Slovak and Lithuanian

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