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• Updated: 04/04/2021 - 11:07
Easter is one of the most important dates in the Christian calendar. In mainstream contemporary culture, it has become characterised by motifs including chocolate eggs, bunnies, lambs and springtime. But in some cultures, there are alternate ways to celebrate the resurrection of Christ.
We take a look at some of the best.
Czech Republic and Slovakia whip their women
Yes, you read that right. On Easter Monday, local men and boys use willows and ribbons to lightly “whip” the women of the town.
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• Updated: 01/04/2021 - 10:05
It was the summer of 2019, and my grandmother had just died, three days before I was scheduled to fly out on a so-called trip of a lifetime to China. I was 18 at the time, and after the pressures of school exams, alongside the background anxiety of my mother’s own health problems, the death of my grandmother sent me into free-fall.
With any kind of difficult emotion, there is an expectation of how to act. There are whole industries targeted around ways of doing it, with both the psychological and the spiritual playing a part in the big business of emotional management.