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Czech Republic, Slovakia: Whipping Girls and Other Easter Traditions
globalvoicesonline.org Mar 23, 2008
Easter is a very important celebration both in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, called Velikonoce - from Veliké noci or Great Nights. Although the religious connotations of Easter were suppressed under the communist regime, nowadays Czechs and Slovaks are again aware of the strong Christian...
Match The Dumb Easter Egg With Its Dumb U.S. State! [Pagan Rituals]
wonkette.com Mar 24, 2008
Happy Day After Easter, everybody! This is the time of year when Our Christian Nation celebrates the execution of the Middle Eastern insurgent Jesus al-Christ with an ancient pagan fertility festival named for the goddess Eostre. It's also when the White House once again honors the 50 states by...
The Easter market on Prague’s Old Town Square
radio.cz Mar 24, 2008
The sun has just come out over Prague’s Old Town Square, and the Easter market is now looking a lot less sodden - and a lot more appealing - than it was five minutes ago. So, I’m going to take advantage of this little window of good weather to ask some of the people shopping at the Easter market...
Czech Easter traditions
radio.cz Mar 24, 2008
Czechs may be one of the most secular nations in Europe, but when it comes to Christian holidays such as Easter or Christmas, they are very keen to observe traditions, even if they don’t know anything about their origin. The Easter holiday has always symbolized the end of winter and the beginning...
The Easter Bunny Hates You
gorillasushi.com Mar 22, 2008
I just got back from our community's Easter egg hunt event. I got to be the official photographer. In other words, I got to be the middle aged guy with no children walking around taking pictures of little girls and boys. I got the most looks while photographing the hoola-hoop contest. Maybe later...
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