Easter in Hungary

In Hungary, the old tradition of easter is people in folk costumes since it is considered a special occasions. There is a special custom as women will be sprinkle with cologne instead of water (as practice in the olden days). I found out that the reason for this very old sprinkling tradition is that it was believed to have a cleaning, healing & fertility effect of water.

As it is a public holiday in Hungary, boys and men visit all of their women relatives/friends/neighbours. They greet girls and women with little poems mostly ended with a question 'May I water you?' They will sprinkle them with cologne. Women will be busy with preparation prior to easter, because they treat men with dessert and beverages - and with hand-painted eggs. Women usually prepare in the previous days by cleaning up the house thoroughly, decorating, cooking and painting a couple dozen eggs.