Some time ago we published quite a detailed presentation about Polish Lent and Easter traditions. Today I'd like to present two customs typical to our country. One of them is related to Holy Saturday. On this day we go to church with so called "święconka". It is a basket containing some Easte foods, like bread, ham, meat, eggs, salt, horseradish, an Easter Lamb (a sweet one) and preists bless them. Than on Easter Sunday we share this blessed food among family members.
Another custom is related to Easter Monday. It's called śmigus - dyngus or Wet Monday in Polish. On this day girls are being oured with water by men. At least it used to be so in the past. Nowadays, men often simply sprinkle some perfume on women's heads, which is in fact sometimes worse then being poured with water as you then feel the mix of e.g. 6 perfumes on your head:-)
It is interesting that because we are neighbours, some traditions are still similar. In Moravia, girls pour water on boys in the afternoon.
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