Pūpolsvetdiena

Today was also Palm Sunday or Pussy Willow Sunday in Latvia. I think this tradition must be from Pagan times because in Latvia on this day parents wake up their kids and hit them with pussy willows. They say a chant that goes as follows-

Verbū, Verbū, slimība ārā, veselība iekša!

This basically means sickness outside, health inside so that the kids will have a healthy year.

Here are my friends Kristina and Monika acting it out for me.