article_snippet.sent: A similar age-old tradition takes place in Hungary, where after being sprinkled with water, the women give the men beautifully coloured eggs in return.
article_snippet.sent: Meanwhile in Male Trakany, Slovakia, more than 550 miles from Traustein, men in the community celebrated Easter Monday by throwing buckets of water at women.
article_snippet.sent: In Male Trakany, Slovakia, men throw buckets of water on women as part of the Easter weekend celebrations .
article_snippet.sent: In Hungary, the ritual is known as Vízbeveto, or Water Plunge Monday, and women present the men with coloured eggs in exchange .
article_snippet.sent: the ritual is known as Vízbeveto, or Water Plunge Monday, where boys throw water over girls and spank boys with pussy willow branches on Easter Monday, and then girls return the favour on Easter Tuesday.
article_snippet.sent: However, the several hundred years' old tradition of the Hungarian villages has evolved and now often sees young men sprinkle water on the women, who, in exchange, present the men with brightly coloured eggs on Easter Monday.
highlights_snippet.sent: In Central Europe, men douse women with buckets of water as part of men Easter Monday celebrations .