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Czech Republic, Slovakia: Whipping Girls and Other Easter Traditions

globalvoicesonline.org     Mar 23, 2008   4 related          

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...                    

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Life: The original Easter egg

pressconnects.com     Mar 13, 2008   4 related          

Posted Thursday March 13, 2008 How to create Old World Easter eggs Pysanky eggs are seen on display at the Ukrainian Museum in New York. SEE PYSANKY EGGS LOCALLY AND LEARN HOW TO MAKE THEM * Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church will hold an Easter Bazaar from 10 a.m. to...                    

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