Festivities, 3rd prize |
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"Busojaras"
in Hungary
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Eva Arnold(Hungary) |
| The 'Bus車j芍r芍s' is a folk tradition in the town of Moh芍cs in Baranya county in South Hungary. The 'Bus車j芍r芍s' is a winter solstice feast, a celebration of the end of winter and the beginning of spring. The 'bus車s' are young men clad in fur and white linen trousers, wearing wooden masks with horns. They light a bonfire and march around its flames to celebrate the beginning of the spring season. | ||
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| 1. Young man preparing for the 'bus車s' feast, puts on his mask. | ||
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| 2. A 'bus車s' at the riverside of Danube, heads for the place of the feast. | ||
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| 3. Traditional 'bus車s' mask made of painted wood and fur. | ||
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| 4. A bonfire is lit as a preparation for the evening feast. | ||
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| 5. Traditional 'bus車s' dancing around the fire, swinging a rattle and carrying a wooden fork to scare away winter. | ||
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| 7. After sunset all the 'bus車' gather around the bonfire and dance. | ||
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| 9. The 'bus車' dance around the bonfire to scare away winter and welcome spring. | ||
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| 10. Happy procession around the bonfire. |
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