Tradition in Poland: How the Devil Is Dispelled

According to tradition, people make too much noise to expel evil spirits at the beginning of the new year.

Milovka residents dress like devils, bears, or even like death itself and parade through the village, participating in various races.

All of this, these people dressed in a variety of costumes, their noises, their bells and whistles, the whips of whips, are intended to expel souls who try to get down to earth”, says one man.

You need to train not a bit. Nobody knows how to whip first. There have even been accidents where people have hurt themselves because the whip is not easily controlled”, says another.

Participants in this parade have returned for years. It is a tradition for them, passed on to all generations. And they become part of it with pleasure and conviction not to let tradition go away. /tch