Processing all of the fallout, still grieving, I can’t discredit some of the genuinely good things I experienced due to my association with C.A.Y.A. One of these witches became a best friend and I stayed in way too long simply because of her. coven were amazing, creative, loving people and I bonded with them quite easily. Paskmust is a popular easter cola.ĭespite the disfunction, so many of the members and clergy of C.A.Y.A. Birch twigs in vases and outdoor trees are decorated with colorful feathers, paper eggs and other Easter themed items. Tulips, paper Easter eggs and Easter candy are all common in homes.
Baskets and bouquets of Daffodils, called Easter Lilies in Sweden, are also a hit at Easter and are sometimes decorated with chicks and bunnies. Swedes and Finns both light bonfires to drive away the witches returning from their party. I love that many of the old postcards and art from this tradition show the witches of Easter carrying copper kettles and drinking coffee! In Sweden the tradition comes from the belief that before Easter all the witches would fly to Blakulla (blue mountain), a German mountain to cavort with Satan.
They wear old clothes that are too big for them, wrap themselves with shawls, put scarves over their hair and go door-to-door carrying a basket or copper kettle to be filled with treats. Children, mostly little girls, dress up as witches.