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Easter is a 2 days holiday in Hungary.There are a lot of interesting folk customs still alive all over Hungary.Many of them are connected with religious holidays,while others have older origins,from early,sometimes from prehistoric years.Two of the mostt common folk customs are sprinkling and egg-painting,and the two go hand in hand.This very old tradition is that people believed in the cleaning,healing and fertility effect of water.
Easter Monday is a very busy day,so everyone gets up early;girls and women dress up in traditional costumes and they are waiting.Boys and men visit all of their women relatives,friends,neighbors,often even if they are not close friends.Boys in small groups,fathers with their sons,or single men leave early in the morning and their "tour" last all day long.They greet girls and woman with shorter-longer poems(mostly with funny poem about "Easter sprinkling").The payment is depends on the age of the guy,usually it's a painted eggs-wich woman prepare for days before Easter,the color is mostly red)-,candy,sometimes money and for men is some spirit-so it's not uncommon to get drunk as the day goes by.It's a shame if a girl is not ready when the first sprinklers arrive,and it is also a shame if she doesn't have enough painted eggs for her visitors.Younger girls often have a friendly competition on who gets the most sprinklers.
The style of eggs depends on the part of the country...
Easter Monday is a very busy day,so everyone gets up early;girls and women dress up in traditional costumes and they are waiting.Boys and men visit all of their women relatives,friends,neighbors,often even if they are not close friends.Boys in small groups,fathers with their sons,or single men leave early in the morning and their "tour" last all day long.They greet girls and woman with shorter-longer poems(mostly with funny poem about "Easter sprinkling").The payment is depends on the age of the guy,usually it's a painted eggs-wich woman prepare for days before Easter,the color is mostly red)-,candy,sometimes money and for men is some spirit-so it's not uncommon to get drunk as the day goes by.It's a shame if a girl is not ready when the first sprinklers arrive,and it is also a shame if she doesn't have enough painted eggs for her visitors.Younger girls often have a friendly competition on who gets the most sprinklers.
The style of eggs depends on the part of the country...
On this holiday also very important to be with family,and have a breakfast together,when the table is richly laden.Alongside slices of fragnant ham,the table is adorned with a braided Easter loaf;there are eggs,boiled in the cooking liquid from the ham,and grated horseradish,served alone or in vinegar dressing.The accompaniments include mustard,radishes,and young onions.
Our motto is: "No Easter meal is complete without ham!"
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