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Re:Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today'... by User23 on Saturday October 30, 2021 @03:54PM (#29051834)
> example Śmigus Dyngus where young boys run around the villages pouring water on girls they like as a pagan fertility custom

Lupercalia always sounded like a good time to me. Who doesn’t want to strip naked and run through the streets whipping willing young women hoping to have their fertility increased?

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Re:Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today'... by ajuc on Saturday October 30, 2021 @03:57PM (#29051852)
It's still celebrated in many Slavic countries, but nowadays it's mostly boys playing war with water pistols and water balloons :)
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