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Also observeO on Eastei=VonOay,l
this tradition used to be very popular
in the',villages, especially in central
Slovakia.
Youn$ rnen Gually vislt everY
6ouse where there are single girls,
especially the ones that they like. They
often sprinkle6 them with some water;
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An tneVitable pan of oui Easte-r fun-
comes from aspecial willoW whip2 which
is traditionally hand-woven3 a day ortwo
before Easter Monday and decorated
with colourdul ribbonsa' lt is a tradition
that each:'iribbon comes
from
a different girl; the more ribbons
a man receives, the more poPular
with girls he is considered to be,
This traditional willow whip, called
korb66 in Slovak, is (mis-)used by
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men to whip women on the legs
(but girls already know that they have
protect alltheir body pafts).
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bf decoiating eggs i5 veryJ
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attractive techniques which ensure
a traditional egg design. lt is usually
chicken eggs that are used;
Example-s
are goose, d-cK
emu, or
even ostrichlo eggs. First, a hole is made
in each end of the egg in order to ensure
that the white and yolkl1 are bgth blown
out. The egg is then decorated: caryed,
dyed, or painted. Such eggs are then
given to the men by the girls as a reward
for the whipping and splashing.