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Subject: Re: Thanks for the info!

Date: Tue 20/05/03 05:25:28 GMT

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I think it is, we even have an old sying here: "Polak, Wegier, dwa bratanki", which means "A Pole and a Hungarian, two brothers", because we have many of the same traditions. I think it came from Hungary, but now it's more popular in Poland (example: you see it a lot in Warsaw, and none of it in Budepest).

Mike.

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Thanks for the info!

By Chester - chester@sgroi.com Tue 20/05/03 05:20:15 GMT

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That's really neat! I wonder if this is related to the Easter Monday water throwing that goes on in Poland?

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Old Hungarian Tradition

By NAGYON VIZES - Mon 19/05/03 23:03:15 GMT

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There is an old Hungarian tradition. On Easter Monday men and boys recite special Easter poems and sprinkle water on women and girls. Women and girls give in change painted eggs. This tradition is called in Hungarian "locsolkodás" (=sprinkling). Now in modern times, this tradition is less observed than originally. Now, in cities and bigger towns real water is not used at all, but drops of eau de cologne instead. But in smaller and more traditional towns water is still used. Look at http://www.tuzoltosag-pomaz.hu/husvet.html and you can see a more traditional "sprinkling" - but not totally traditional, as originally only women and girls were sprinkled, never men or boys.

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