In the Czech Republic, Easter is the time to celebrate Spring and welcome the season of fertility. However, Easter traditions here are a little painful. A few days before Easter, most guys find themselves a special whip called a pomlaska. The pomlaska is a flexible whip made of braided willow branches that's topped off with colorful ribbons. On Easter Day, the guys, armed with pomlaskas, head out to visit their female friends. After arriving, the guys sing Easter songs and then symbolically (or painfully) whip the ladies' bottoms. As a gift, the ladies give the guys an egg and a shot of hard alcohol. The guys repeat this as they visit all of their female friends and relatives. In defense, women are allowed to throw a bucket of cold water on any whipper who whips too hard. Still, the women are usually quite sore by the end of the day (and the men are quite drunk). In the end, the season of fertility has been officially welcomed. Ouch!
Easter Whippings
In the Czech Republic, Easter is the time to celebrate Spring and welcome the season of fertility. However, Easter traditions here are a little painful. A few days before Easter, most guys find themselves a special whip called a pomlaska. The pomlaska is a flexible whip made of braided willow branches that's topped off with colorful ribbons. On Easter Day, the guys, armed with pomlaskas, head out to visit their female friends. After arriving, the guys sing Easter songs and then symbolically (or painfully) whip the ladies' bottoms. As a gift, the ladies give the guys an egg and a shot of hard alcohol. The guys repeat this as they visit all of their female friends and relatives. In defense, women are allowed to throw a bucket of cold water on any whipper who whips too hard. Still, the women are usually quite sore by the end of the day (and the men are quite drunk). In the end, the season of fertility has been officially welcomed. Ouch!
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