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Easter - I'm not sure how it
is in the States, but here Easter seems to last a bit longer. On Friday
people stop eating meat, on Saturday, they take a basket of colored eggs
to church and have them blessed by the priest. Then, after they eat one
of the eggs, people can start eating meat again. Then, of course on Sunday,
the families gather and spend all day together and eat many meals.
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April - Easter's coming. No
Easter egg hunts here, or so I hear. BUT, how about this tradition of 'Wet
Monday'?
It seems that the day after Easter,
you must be careful walking around. People will try to pour water on you,
especially from apartment balconies. It sounds like even on buses, people
will come and douse you. It seems to come from a tradition of boys getting
the attention of girls. Just doesn't seem like we have too many malicious
traditions left in the US; wonder why.
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Here's a shot from inside a
tram. No roller coasters in Poland, but trams are the next best thing.
No seatbelts, and you usually stand. It's most fun when you are on a really
crowded one, and you can't reach anything to hold on to. Then you get the
added excitement of keeping your balance, or falling against people. Don't
bother to say 'excuse me', they won't bother when they knock you over trying
to get out. It might be rude, but don't be offended. It almost seems to
be a tradition to ignore other people on the street.
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