Easter Monday Excursion

Easter Monday is a holiday in Hungary, so we decided to go to a small village that is two hours away that has an Easter festival each year.  Holloko is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We had to park on the side of the road, 200 meters from the turnoff to go to the village (which was another 2 kilometers away)—about a mile and a half from the village.

This is a large, edible cookie that says Holloko Easter.

Many countries in Eastern Europe are known for making eggs.  There are a number of different types that are common in Hungary.  Here are just a few that were being sold at kiosks.While most sellers are young people just selling a product at kiosks, there were also some older women in front of their houses selling things they have made.

We were thankful for a sunny day!  The old town, where the festival takes place, is all cobblestoned and has a small castle (more like a fortress).  The town’s population is 387.

Traditional dressAnd the traditional custom at Easter is for the boys to throw water on the girls.  The modernized version is to put perfume on their heads.  I actually had a Hungarian student do this to me when I was the elementary principal at ICSB. And, as you see… they actually threw the buckets of water!

Some of the old houses are now small museums such as this one which showed egg painting.

 This swing was the highlight for Ethan and Sienna.They did it twice and would have done it more had we stayed around.