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Easter celebrations in Westmoreland County
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Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Church members Betty Rua (left), Mary Monack and her daughter, Megan Monack (right), remove the protective wrappings from daisies while church members decorate the the altar with lilies and other Easter flowers at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg on Saturday, March 31, 2018 in preparation for Easter Sunday services.
Families all over Westmoreland County were observing the Easter season in various ways Saturday.
At Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg, parishioners prepared for Easter Sunday services by decorating the altar with lilies, daisies and other Easter flowers.
At Saint Vincent Basilica Parish in Latrobe blessed Easter baskets filled with items in the Eastern European tradition.
Also on Saturday kids scrambled on the slopes of St. Clair Park to take in a haul of about 20,000 Easter eggs, some filled with treats, at the annual Greensburg Easter egg hunt hosted by the City of Greensburg and Keystone Church.
Shane Dunlap is a Tribune-Review staff photographer. Reach him at rdunlap@tribweb.com.