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  2. Easter Monday - Wikipedia

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    Easter Monday was a public holiday in North Carolina from 1935 to 1987, due to the early-20th-century tradition of state government workers taking the day off to attend the annual baseball game between North Carolina State College and Wake Forest College.

  3. Try These Unique Easter Traditions from Around the ... - AOL

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    In Hungary on Easter Monday, it's tradition for men to sprinkle women with perfume or cologne. This custom is believed to bring good fortune and beauty. Oleksandra Yagello. Set Off Fireworks.

  4. You Probably Haven't Heard of These Easter Traditions From ...

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    In Poland, pouring water on one another is an Easter tradition called Śmigus-dyngus, a.k.a. Wet Monday. People gather on Easter Monday to try and drench each other with buckets of water, squirt ...

  5. Easter traditions - Wikipedia

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    Easter traditions (also known as Paschal traditions) are customs and practices that are followed in various cultures and communities around the world to celebrate Easter (also known as Pascha or Resurrection Sunday), which is the central feast in Christianity, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus.

  6. How the Easter Bunny, eggs, other traditions evolved | Kulick

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    The first official White House egg roll occurred in 1878, when Rutherford B. Hayes was president" and the tradition continues today on the first Monday after Easter.

  7. Easter - Wikipedia

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    The preceding Friday, Good Friday, and following Monday, Easter Monday, are legal holidays in many countries with predominantly Christian traditions. [90] Eastern Orthodox Christians use the same rule but base their 21 March according to the Julian calendar. Because of the thirteen-day difference between the calendars from 1900 through 2099, 21 ...

  8. The History Behind 13 Popular Easter Traditions - AOL

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    The post The History Behind 13 Popular Easter Traditions appeared first on Reader's Digest. From coloring eggs to gifting baskets full of candy, here's the history behind your favorite Easter ...

  9. Easter whip - Wikipedia

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    Tradition says that women should be spanked with a whip in order to keep their health, beauty and fertility throughout the following year. [2] According to 2019 survey, 60% of Czech households follow the tradition of spanking (or watering) someone on Easter Monday. [3] In Croatia, it is made of olive twigs, but it is not used for whipping.