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CULTURE<br />
5<br />
Hello people, can you<br />
believe Esther is here<br />
again? Didn’t we just<br />
say ‘Happy New Year’? Wow,<br />
who cares? This special<br />
season is here again when<br />
eggs come in all the lovely<br />
colours and variance. Yes,<br />
get ready for all the tasty<br />
chocolate eggs y’all!<br />
Apart from being one of the<br />
most significant events on<br />
the Christian calendar, Easter<br />
is always fun! With loads<br />
of special traditions and of<br />
cause the tasty turkey, this is<br />
one of my best celebrations<br />
every year.<br />
Do you know there are some<br />
age long Esther traditions<br />
practiced in different parts of<br />
the world? Here is my Top 5<br />
and I am sure there are some<br />
you never knew existed.<br />
Don’t freak out, enjoy the<br />
moment!<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
EASTER TRADITIONS<br />
By Hannah B.<br />
CZECH<br />
REPUBLIC &<br />
SLOVAKIA<br />
Have you ever had your butt<br />
spanked by a stranger before?<br />
Well, there is a chance of that<br />
happening if you are traveling<br />
to these Eastern European<br />
countries over Easter. There’s<br />
an Easter Monday tradition<br />
in which men playfully spank<br />
women with handmade whips<br />
made of willow and decorated<br />
with ribbons. According to<br />
legend, the willow is the first<br />
tree to bloom in the spring, so<br />
the branches are supposed to<br />
transfer the tree’s vitality and<br />
fertility to the women.<br />
FINLAND<br />
To celebrate Esther in<br />
Finland, Children are<br />
dressed up as witches and<br />
go from door to door for<br />
chocolate eggs. During this<br />
period, the people make<br />
great bonfire because<br />
they believe flames scare<br />
witches and prevent them<br />
from flying on their brooms<br />
between the special<br />
periods of Good Friday to<br />
Esther Sunday - can you<br />
beat that?<br />
POLAND<br />
In Poland, there is an Easter<br />
tradition called ‘Smigusdyngus’<br />
which involve boys<br />
drenching themselves in<br />
water. They go about pouring<br />
buckets of water on people<br />
– especially girls (Oh yeah,<br />
you guessed right). However,<br />
Legends have it that matured<br />
girls who are unknowingly<br />
drenched by water during this<br />
celebration will find husbands<br />
in the coming year.<br />
SPAIN<br />
In Verges, Spain, the<br />
Easter celebration<br />
begins on Thursday<br />
when a ‘death dance’ to<br />
reenact the passion of<br />
Christ is carried out. The<br />
people dress in skeleton<br />
costumes and parade<br />
through the streets. The<br />
dance starts before<br />
midnight and ends<br />
about three hours into<br />
the morning.<br />
GREECE<br />
CULTURE<br />
How about throwing out your<br />
pots and pans? On the morning<br />
of Holy Saturday, the traditional<br />
“pot throwing” takes place on<br />
the Greek island of Corfu. People<br />
throw pots, pans and other<br />
earthenware out of their windows,<br />
smashing them on the street.<br />
Some say the custom derives from<br />
the Venetians, who on New Year’s<br />
Day used to throw out all of their<br />
old items.<br />
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