Holy Saturday - Wielka Sabota
The housewives set a large table laying on it the cold "swiecone" consisting of eggs, chicken, suckling pigs, cakes, hams, cheeses, and sausage; and a small lamb fashioned from butter or sugar, representing Christ is given the place of honor in the center of the table.  In villages, the priest usually makes his rounds blessing the fare and sprinkling it with holy water.  Where the priest is unable to do so, people bring their Swiecone to the Church to be blessed.  The swiecone is untouched until Easter Sunday.  The blessing of fire and water is also an important ceremony.  The old fire in the home was put out and a new one kindled from lighted taper brought from Church.  People bless their homes, fields, and animals with newly blessed water as a preventions against disease and evil.