Local men revived a Slovak Easter tradition Monday by pouring water on women to celebrate the holiday and the beginning of spring.
Dressed in traditional attire from the eastern part of the country, they walked to houses and drenched women with buckets of water. The women are also softly spanked with a thin branch from local willow trees.
Afterwards, some of the band members danced with the women.
Erika Zitnakova, 23, said she enjoyed the ritual despite the cold temperatures.
(Reuters)
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