Happy Easter
| Catalogue number | 0624 |
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| Date of issue | 10.3.2010 |
| Face value | 10 CZK |
| Print sheets | 50 stamps |
| Size of picture | 30 x 23 mm |
| Graphic designer | Jindřich Kovařík |
| Engraver | Jaroslav Tvrdoň |
Theme
Easter is the annual celebration of the mystery of life reborn. It is the major Christian holiday related to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christian Easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. First Council of Nicaea (325) established the date of Easter as the first Sunday after the full moon following the vernal equinox. The date of Easter therefore varies between March 22nd and April 25th. Relatively newer elements such as the Easter Bunny and Easter egg, symbols of a new life, have become part of the holiday's modern celebrations, often celebrated by Christians and non-Christians alike. In the Czech Republic, a tradition of spanking or whipping is carried out on Easter Monday. In the morning, men spank women with a special handmade whip called 'pomlázka' in order to keep the women's health and beauty during whole next year. The spanking is very popular mainly in the countryside or smaller towns. The habit slightly varies across the country. In some parts in eastern Moravia, men throw cold water on women. All these habits have a central theme: to celebrate the coming spring and to show interest in the spanked or watered woman. Traditionally, the spanked woman gave a coloured egg called 'kraslice', today replaced with Easter chocolate bunnies or eggs. Elderly men prefer a glass of spirits.
Printing method
rotary recess print in black combined with photogravure in blue, yellow and red