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Xipe Totec

(44,432 posts)
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 05:35 PM 3 hrs ago

Why I hate the Czech Easter tradition



"Czech Easter: the tradition that horrifies foreigners who hear about it for the first time. Over here we call it "pomlázka, šmigrust, velikonoce". I didn't add any videos of it here, but I'm sure you'll be able to find them with a simple search. This tradition is also practiced in Slovakia and some other countries. Each region has its specifics, but the core of it stays the same: it's degrading and hurtful towards women. Let me tell you a bit more about it in the video as I draw a sketchbook page themed around Czech Easter, paint some eggs, and introduce you to the Easter illustration I drew last year."

- Lucie Ell

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Why I hate the Czech Easter tradition (Original Post) Xipe Totec 3 hrs ago OP
There would be a few men at my house soaked in moonshine and lit afire. BComplex 3 hrs ago #1
Sounds like an argument for the second amendment... GopherGal 39 min ago #2

BComplex

(9,679 posts)
1. There would be a few men at my house soaked in moonshine and lit afire.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 05:43 PM
3 hrs ago

Not really. They would never be allowed in.
I don't think that's a great tradition.

GopherGal

(2,722 posts)
2. Sounds like an argument for the second amendment...
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:53 PM
39 min ago

A little "stand your ground" law violence in response might slow 'em down a little.

But the misogyny is pretty universal in Western culture, isn't it.

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