[68skylark]

Thanks for the ping to this thread. I'm not familiar with some of these customs and it's interesting to learn more.

I wonder about the tradition of symbolically beating women with a bundle of twigs. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a somewhat similar tradition in Central Europe around Christmas time, where children or teens will try to beat others with a bundle of twigs? Sorry I don't know more about the traditions in this part of the world -- is the Easter beating related to the Christmas beating?

[lizol]

I'll tell you honestly, that this article was the first time, I've heard of such a tradition.

I've never heard of anything like that in Poland (beating anyone with a bundle of twigs).

Pouring water on others (Smigus - Dyngus) is a different thing. I've experienced it many times - on both sides of a bucket of water :-)))