As we were enjoying good, clean fun as a family on Easter Monday morning... the Czech men were keeping busy whipping the women with the types of whips you see here. They are called Pomlaska. It's a tradition that no one seems to know the roots of, but I will tell you -- those roots run deep! Apparently, women willingly participate in this tradition with the hope that it will bring them "health, beauty and good luck". Um, yeah. The men head out into their villages as early as 7 am, and begin whipping the females. In exchange, the females are supposed to give them eggs, chocolate or a drink. Inevitably, the men end up quite drunk by noon and I envision that the whippings get more intense! Brandon's Czech co-worker, Petr, encouraged Brandon to participate in this tradition. Then Petr went on to inform us that his wife even went out a purchased his whip FOR him! Is that love or what?!? I made it clear that no such purchases (or subsequent activities) would take place in our civilized American household...
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