Easter
We were in Krakow on Easter Sunday, but we made it back to Velke Opatovice for Easter Monday. Easter Monday is the big celebration here in the Czech Republic. The boys go out with pussywillow switches and go door to door. When the women answer the door, the boys say a poem and hit them with the sticks, in a mostly symbolic way. Then the boys are given colored eggs and treats. The fathers who go with them are given shots of slivovice. It is supposed to mean good health and fertility for the women. Mason and Mark went
out and beat two neighbors, and they and one brave stranger boy, came and beat me on Easter Monday
out and beat two neighbors, and they and one brave stranger boy, came and beat me on Easter Monday