Happy Easter

Posted on April 6, 2007 · in Pictures

That’s what this postcard says.

A Czech birching postcard

I have serious doubts that this girl’s stripes are anything other than crayon, but that’s OK.

(The postcard illustrates, of course, the Czech tradition of whipping attractive women at Easter time.)

Comments

7 Responses to “Happy Easter”

  1. belter on April 7th, 2007 2:06 am

    Oh, the wisdom of the East!!!

  2. Royce on April 7th, 2007 12:01 pm

    Oh, but even if it’s only crayon, I’d volunteer to apply it.
    And then she’d get the real thing over the crayon.

  3. Ruby Redd on April 7th, 2007 8:50 pm

    What a wonderful tradition that is!

  4. Res on April 8th, 2007 2:12 pm

    Spanks* for the Easter Buns!

    Umm…sounds like they’re raisin’ more than chickens in that country.
    Who needs eggs, when you got a lovely pair of buttocks to “stripe.”

    Happy Easter, to you, Adele!

    xx,Res.

  5. Timory on April 9th, 2007 6:06 am

    So why Easter ?

    My guesses : Is a “Traditional Easter whipping,” intended to check mischievious impulses fed by the spring weather ? Or maybe the custom remains as the last reminder of the “Golden Age of Spanking” when ALL holidays where celebrated with spankings ?

    Please tell me you know, Adele. :)

  6. Daddio on April 9th, 2007 6:33 pm

    Unusual image! Yet…wonderfully, err, delicous. Um…I think I like Easter now.

  7. czechm on April 11th, 2007 9:47 pm

    It’s an old tradition here in CZ. It was believed, that whipping by special cue-like bundle of sticks on easter-time makes women stay young and beautiful. Males go from door to door and whip young women. Moreover, they are always awarded by some little present (traditionaly it were decorated eggs, but now it’s mainly snifter of some spirit).

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