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chap. Christ is risen!— to which the answer always is 
. U ' v the same, Vo istiney voscress! He is risen 
indeed ! 
Presenta- 
tion of the 
Paschal 
Pggs- 
On Easter Monday begins the presentation of 
the Paschal eggs : lovers to their mistresses, 
relatives to each other, servants to then mas- 
ters, all bring ornamented eggs. Every offering 
at this season is called a Paschal egg. The 
meanest pauper in the street, presenting an 
egg, and repeating the words Christos vosciess, 
may demand a salute even of the Empress. 
All business is laid aside ; the upper ranks are 
engaged in visiting, balls, dinners, suppers, 
masquerades ; while boors fill the air with 
their songs, or roll intoxicated about the streets. 
Servants appear in new and tawdry liveries, 
and carriages in the most sumptuous deco- 
ration. 
Bail of the in the midst of this uproar we made our-, 
1 cat-anu.. ge j veg ag muc i, ]jk e Russians as possible, and 
went in caftans to one of the public balls of 
the citizens, given in our inn. It was held in 
a suite of several apartments ; and a numerous 
band of music, composed of violins, wind 
instruments, and kettle-drums, had been pro- 
vided. The master of the inn had also taken 
care to invite a company of gipsies, to entertain 
