Easter sprinkling in Hungary

 "There are a lot of interesting folk customs still alive all over Hungary. The two, most known customs of Easter are the "sprinkling" and the egg-painting. Both are very common in both urban and rural areas, among people of every age-group."

"A couple of decades ago men poured water on women in rural areas and women wore folk costumes. Boys often dragged girls to the well and poured water on them with pail. Sometimes they washed them in creek. The possible reason for this very old tradition is that people believed in the cleaning, healing and fertility effect of water."

Source: http://minnesotahungarians.com/?q=node/227