Holy Week – Holy Wednesday

Sometimes known as ‘Spy Wednesday’, Holy Wednesday is noted as the day that Judas Iscariot first conspired with the Sanhedrin to betray Jesus for thirty silver coins.

Some striking customs have been established to mark Holy Wednesday:

In Poland, children hurl effigies of Judas Iscariot from the church steeple, dragging it through the village, punding it with sticks and stones and finally drowning what remains.
In Malta children attend the parish church and drum on the chairs to represent the sound of thunderstorms.
In the Czech Republic, chimneys used to be swept on this day to be clean for Easter, giving rise to the name Ugly Wednesday, Soot Sweeping Wednesday or Black Wednesday.

At Virginia Hayward the customs on the Wednesday before Easter are much less striking, but important to recipients of our hampers! Due to the bank holiday on Good Friday, Thursday is the last day for deliveries prior to Easter. Consequently, the team will be working hard to get all the parcels ready for despatch on Wednesday night and delivery on Thursday.

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