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29 June 2024

DUBLIN, IRELAND - MAY 6: A souvenir shop window showcasing Irish products, gifts, and souvenirs, on May 6, 2024, in Dublin, Ireland.

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29 June 2024

DUBLIN, IRELAND - MAY 6: A souvenir shop window showcasing Irish products, gifts, and souvenirs, on May 6, 2024, in Dublin, Ireland.

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1 April 2018

Family during the ceremony of blessing Easter basketsat The St Mary's Church, Claddagh on Saterday , March 31, 2018, in Galway, Ireland. Polish Catholics living in Ireland celebrate blessing of food (Swieconka) on Holy Saturday. Swieconka- a traditional Polish Easter celebration where baskets full of Ester food are blessed. Blessed food is eaten for Easter Sunday breakfast. The blessing of the Easter baskets is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions on Holy Saturday. The foods that will be blessed are to ensure fertility, abundance, and health throughout the year. Each of food in the basket has symbolic meaning: Lamb - the sign of the Resurrected Christ, Salt - protection against deterioration, Bread - symbolizes food for the soul, means the Body of Christ, is a symbol of prosperity, abundance and satiety, Egg - a symbol of new life, Butter - a symbol of prosperity, cured meat - to ensure well-being and health.

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1 April 2018

Family during the ceremony of blessing Easter basketsat The St Mary's Church, Claddagh on Saterday , March 31, 2018, in Galway, Ireland. Polish Catholics living in Ireland celebrate blessing of food (Swieconka) on Holy Saturday. Swieconka- a traditional Polish Easter celebration where baskets full of Ester food are blessed. Blessed food is eaten for Easter Sunday breakfast. The blessing of the Easter baskets is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions on Holy Saturday. The foods that will be blessed are to ensure fertility, abundance, and health throughout the year. Each of food in the basket has symbolic meaning: Lamb - the sign of the Resurrected Christ, Salt - protection against deterioration, Bread - symbolizes food for the soul, means the Body of Christ, is a symbol of prosperity, abundance and satiety, Egg - a symbol of new life, Butter - a symbol of prosperity, cured meat - to ensure well-being and health.

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#2588857

1 April 2018

Family during the ceremony of blessing Easter basketsat The St Mary's Church, Claddagh on Saterday , March 31, 2018, in Galway, Ireland. Polish Catholics living in Ireland celebrate blessing of food (Swieconka) on Holy Saturday. Swieconka- a traditional Polish Easter celebration where baskets full of Ester food are blessed. Blessed food is eaten for Easter Sunday breakfast. The blessing of the Easter baskets is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions on Holy Saturday. The foods that will be blessed are to ensure fertility, abundance, and health throughout the year. Each of food in the basket has symbolic meaning: Lamb - the sign of the Resurrected Christ, Salt - protection against deterioration, Bread - symbolizes food for the soul, means the Body of Christ, is a symbol of prosperity, abundance and satiety, Egg - a symbol of new life, Butter - a symbol of prosperity, cured meat - to ensure well-being and health.

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1 April 2018

Family during the ceremony of blessing Easter basketsat The St Mary's Church, Claddagh on Saterday , March 31, 2018, in Galway, Ireland. Polish Catholics living in Ireland celebrate blessing of food (Swieconka) on Holy Saturday. Swieconka- a traditional Polish Easter celebration where baskets full of Ester food are blessed. Blessed food is eaten for Easter Sunday breakfast. The blessing of the Easter baskets is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions on Holy Saturday. The foods that will be blessed are to ensure fertility, abundance, and health throughout the year. Each of food in the basket has symbolic meaning: Lamb - the sign of the Resurrected Christ, Salt - protection against deterioration, Bread - symbolizes food for the soul, means the Body of Christ, is a symbol of prosperity, abundance and satiety, Egg - a symbol of new life, Butter - a symbol of prosperity, cured meat - to ensure well-being and health.

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1 April 2018

Family during the ceremony of blessing Easter basketsat The St Mary's Church, Claddagh on Saterday , March 31, 2018, in Galway, Ireland. Polish Catholics living in Ireland celebrate blessing of food (Swieconka) on Holy Saturday. Swieconka- a traditional Polish Easter celebration where baskets full of Ester food are blessed. Blessed food is eaten for Easter Sunday breakfast. The blessing of the Easter baskets is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions on Holy Saturday. The foods that will be blessed are to ensure fertility, abundance, and health throughout the year. Each of food in the basket has symbolic meaning: Lamb - the sign of the Resurrected Christ, Salt - protection against deterioration, Bread - symbolizes food for the soul, means the Body of Christ, is a symbol of prosperity, abundance and satiety, Egg - a symbol of new life, Butter - a symbol of prosperity, cured meat - to ensure well-being and health.

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1 April 2018

Family during the ceremony of blessing Easter basketsat The St Mary's Church, Claddagh on Saterday , March 31, 2018, in Galway, Ireland. Polish Catholics living in Ireland celebrate blessing of food (Swieconka) on Holy Saturday. Swieconka- a traditional Polish Easter celebration where baskets full of Ester food are blessed. Blessed food is eaten for Easter Sunday breakfast. The blessing of the Easter baskets is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions on Holy Saturday. The foods that will be blessed are to ensure fertility, abundance, and health throughout the year. Each of food in the basket has symbolic meaning: Lamb - the sign of the Resurrected Christ, Salt - protection against deterioration, Bread - symbolizes food for the soul, means the Body of Christ, is a symbol of prosperity, abundance and satiety, Egg - a symbol of new life, Butter - a symbol of prosperity, cured meat - to ensure well-being and health.

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1 April 2018

A priest blesses Easter baskets ahead of the Christian feast of Easter at The St Mary's Church, Claddagh on Saterday , March 31, 2018, in Galway, Ireland. Polish Catholics living in Ireland celebrate blessing of food (Swieconka) on Holy Saturday. Swieconka- a traditional Polish Easter celebration where baskets full of Ester food are blessed. Blessed food is eaten for Easter Sunday breakfast. The blessing of the Easter baskets is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions on Holy Saturday. The foods that will be blessed are to ensure fertility, abundance, and health throughout the year. Each of food in the basket has symbolic meaning: Lamb - the sign of the Resurrected Christ, Salt - protection against deterioration, Bread - symbolizes food for the soul, means the Body of Christ, is a symbol of prosperity, abundance and satiety, Egg - a symbol of new life, Butter - a symbol of prosperity, cured meat - to ensure well-being and health.

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1 April 2018

A priest blesses Easter baskets ahead of the Christian feast of Easter at The St Mary's Church, Claddagh on Saterday , March 31, 2018, in Galway, Ireland. Polish Catholics living in Ireland celebrate blessing of food (Swieconka) on Holy Saturday. Swieconka- a traditional Polish Easter celebration where baskets full of Ester food are blessed. Blessed food is eaten for Easter Sunday breakfast. The blessing of the Easter baskets is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions on Holy Saturday. The foods that will be blessed are to ensure fertility, abundance, and health throughout the year. Each of food in the basket has symbolic meaning: Lamb - the sign of the Resurrected Christ, Salt - protection against deterioration, Bread - symbolizes food for the soul, means the Body of Christ, is a symbol of prosperity, abundance and satiety, Egg - a symbol of new life, Butter - a symbol of prosperity, cured meat - to ensure well-being and health.

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#1625321

4 January 2017

A view of Claddaghduff village and Omey Island in the background, Connemara. On Tuesday, 3 January 2017, in Claddaghduff, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

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