Places to avoid during Easter.

In the Czech Republic, a tradition of whipping is carried out on Easter Monday. In the morning, males whip females with a special handmade whip called pomlázka. The pomlázka consists of eight, twelve or even twenty-four withies (willow rods) and is usually from half a meter to two meters long and decorated with coloured ribbons at the end. It must be mentioned that while whipping can be painful, the purpose is not to cause suffering. Rather, the purpose is for males to exhibit their attraction to females; unvisited females can even feel offended. The whipped female gives a coloured egg to the male as a sign of her thanks and forgiveness. A legend says that females should be whipped in order to keep their health and fertility during whole next year. The females can get revenge in the afternoon when they can pour a bucket of cold water on any male. The habit slightly varies across the Czech Republic. Some feminists allege it is a disgusting medieval tradition. Link

If you thought having Easter Sunday on March 27 was a little early this year, in the year 2008 Easter Sunday will fall on March 23, and won't even be that early again for the next 12 years or more. However technically in terms of the layout that month, it would be similar to this month (4 days in between March Break and Easter weekend). However St. Patrick's Day isn't within March Break anymore. It's on the first Monday back.