article_snippet.sent: While most people are used to hiding chocolate eggs and enjoying dinner with family and friends, Easter celebrations in parts of the world can take on a very different appearance.
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article_snippet.sent: Other rituals are often included in the celebration, such as reciting verses and holding door-to-door processions.
article_snippet.sent: In some communities, the boys dress up as bears.
article_snippet.sent: This unusual tradition is almost on the brink of extinction, with only a few villages in Slovakia still celebrating Easter this way .
article_snippet.sent: Unfortunately, the beautiful, yet strange tradition, which may date back to pagan times, is almost on the brink of extinction in Slovakia, with only a few small villages still taking part.
highlights_snippet.sent: The processional, known as the Georgiritt, sees participants head to a local church where participants will be blessed .
  