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Visitors flocked to the little village of Holloko in northeastern Hungary to see men pouring buckets of water on local women, an unusual Easter Monday custom. The Hungarian Easter tradition of sprinkling women with water goes back centuries and has been enriched by countless customs. After the water came the celebration. Members of the Nógrád Folk Dance Ensemble invited the onlookers to dance in the open street. Musicians and folk dancers from all over the country came to the village in their pleated skirts and shawls. Watch the full report in the video player above
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Organizers of Germany's traditional Easter marches, which come to an end on Monday, said they were satisfied with what they said were more than 10,000 participants throughout the country. The largest marches were in Berlin with around 3,500, Stuttgart with around 2,000 and Bremen with around 1,000 participants, according to the organizing Peace Co-operative Network. Kristian Golla from the network said the turnout was about the same as last year or slightly higher. Around 700 people took part in Cologne and 500 in Munich, she said, figures that largely coincided with those of the police. Up un...
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Germany's traditional Easter marches come to an end on Monday, with events in several cities. According to the organizing Peace Co-operative Network, the largest marches will be in the cities of Frankfurt, Dresden and Hamburg. The motto of this year's Easter marches is "Now more than ever - together for peace." The central themes are demands for negotiations in Russia's war against Ukraine and the war in Gaza, nuclear disarmament and criticism of rising arms spending, the organizers said. On Holy Saturday, traditionally the main day for the Easter marches, numerous participants took to the str...
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Germany's traditional Easter marches come to an end on Monday, with events in several cities. According to the organizing Peace Co-operative Network, the largest marches will be in the cities of Frankfurt, Dresden and Hamburg. The motto of this year's Easter marches is "Now more than ever - together for peace." The central themes are demands for negotiations in Russia's war against Ukraine and the war in Gaza, nuclear disarmament and criticism of rising arms spending, the organizers said. On Holy Saturday, traditionally the main day for the Easter marches, numerous participants took to the str...
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Germany's traditional Easter marches come to an end on Monday, with events in several cities. According to the organizing Peace Co-operative Network, the largest marches will be in the cities of Frankfurt, Dresden and Hamburg. The motto of this year's Easter marches is "Now more than ever - together for peace." The central themes are demands for negotiations in Russia's war against Ukraine and the war in Gaza, nuclear disarmament and criticism of rising arms spending, the organizers said. On Holy Saturday, traditionally the main day for the Easter marches, numerous participants took to the str...
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This unusual Easter-time ritual takes place in just 28 villages in Czechia's Pardubice Region. The eldest boy in each village dresses up in a straw suit and is marched in a procession through the village. The tradition is known as "Vodění Jidáše" and is loosely translated to "Marching Judas". Some say this ritual was first documented as early as 1893 although no one knows exactly where it came from. According to Euronews correspondent Jiri Skacel, the burning is related to magic and a religious understanding of nature. "It's a kind of springtime personal cleansing," he adds. In 2015 the Czechi...
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Easter Monday is here and the Euronews Culture team has some tailored recommendations if you find yourself with some spare time. Here's our selection of the ideal book, series, film and tasty recipes. And if you're in the mood for music and more Easter-related content, check out our ideal Easter playlist, with dives into songs featuring the word 'Jesus', as well as the way Europeans have been celebrating the holiday in weird and wonderful ways. Don't say we don't spoil you. What to Read: "The Year of the Hare" by Arto PaasilinnaSure, a hare is not an Easter bunny… But continuing on with our th...
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Pope Francis issued an urgent appeal for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and for an exchange of prisoners in the war in Ukraine during his traditional Easter Sunday address. "I appeal once again that access to humanitarian aid be ensured to Gaza, and call once more for the prompt release of the hostages seized on 7 October last and for an immediate ceasefire in the Strip," the pope said. Turning to the war in Ukraine, he called for respect for the principles of international law and expressed the hope for a general exchange of all prisoners between Russia and Ukraine. In a general cal...
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Pope Francis issued an urgent appeal for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and for an exchange of prisoners in the war in Ukraine during his traditional Easter Sunday address. "I appeal once again that access to humanitarian aid be ensured to Gaza, and call once more for the prompt release of the hostages seized on 7 October last and for an immediate ceasefire in the Strip," the pope said. Turning to the war in Ukraine, he called for respect for the principles of international law and expressed the hope for a general exchange of all prisoners between Russia and Ukraine. In a general cal...
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Pope Francis issued an urgent appeal for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and for an exchange of prisoners in the war in Ukraine during his traditional Easter Sunday address. "I appeal once again that access to humanitarian aid be ensured to Gaza, and call once more for the prompt release of the hostages seized on 7 October last and for an immediate ceasefire in the Strip," the pope said. Turning to the war in Ukraine, he called for respect for the principles of international law and expressed the hope for a general exchange of all prisoners between Russia and Ukraine. In a general cal...
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