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Traditional Easter in Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Salty carrot bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Something healthy for breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Nut-yolk slices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
A quick no bake fruit cake with white yogurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Chicken skewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chocolate dessert in deer back form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Ramsons bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Spring salad from sugar beet and beetroot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Fusilli with turkey meat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
No Bake Apple Cake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Healthy breakfast for 5 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

TRADITIONAL EASTER IN SLOVAKIA

When it comes to Easter in Slovakia, it’s the ladies that need to watch their backs. Why? Because the tradition goes that young guys shall visit every house in the village where they have single girls, they sprinkle them with water and spank them with whips made of willow branches. Please note that „sprinkle“ is a mild word here. Sometimes the guys come with water buckets.

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This treatment is always held on Easter Monday and is believed to bring health and beauty to the females. The more guys visit the girls’ homes, the prouder the girls should be – well, women and girls may think differently :) In many regions and bigger cities, water buckets have been replaced with perfumes, a cup of water or a water pistol.

However, in some villages you may still see young men, sometimes dressed in traditional folk costumes, who come with rattles and braided whips decorated with colorful ribbons. They take females out of the houses and douse them with buckets filled with cold water. The girls can even end up in a stream, if they live close to one. During this tradition men may sing songs and play the accordion.

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The funny part is that guys get rewarded for this action and in return, they receive painted eggs, sweets, money and are invited to dine with the girl’s family. From certain age, the guys are poured a glass (or more) of local spirits as well :) When you live in a village, it is not surprising to see tipsy men on Easter Monday walking from house to house. How lucky the Slovak girls are, right? :D It can be fun when you are a kid (girl).

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While many traditions have died out, Easter Monday’s water and spanking have remained a colorful memory of Slovak folk life. This great Christian holiday has its own magic but can be a night mare for some girls as well – that’s why sometimes they leave their homes for that weekend and spend it somewhere with a little less water. Who would blame them, right? :)