Easter in Hungary

Spring break has just ended and it was a lot of fun. Our break was Thursday the 24^th to Tuesday the 29^th, making sure that I didn’t miss a single choir practice.

My exchange student friend came over for the first few days of break and we had a great time making apple empanadas with my little host brother. He left Saturday morning so we could have Easter Sunday for the family.

On Easter, we visited the grandparents’ house and met up with the rest of the family for lunch. In Hungary, the tradition is for the women to color the eggs and the men to spray the women with small bottles of perfume. This tradition used to be much more extreme. Boys would dump buckets of water on girls because they needed water to grow up beautiful, just like a flower. This tradition has calmed down over time. I was only sprayed with perfume, thank goodness.

Easter is a very family oriented holiday and I loved sitting around the table with my Hungarian family. It was a lot like what we do back home, but without the commercialism. There are no Easter baskets delivered by the Easter bunny. There are no egg hunts or parades. This is a day to be with your family and eat lunch together while enjoying the company. It was simple, but it was so fulfilling to sit around the table with my family.

My spring break was great, but I have even better things to look forward to. My next blog post will be about Euro Tour! I leave April 5^th and I’ll return the 15^th. I can’t wait to tell you all about it.

Happy Easter

Boldog Húsvéti

-Alina