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The traditional Busó Festival of Mohács starts today
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The Busó Festival of Mohács (Busójárás or Busó Walking) is the celebration of spring, which can be found in other nations’ traditions, too. It shows similarities with the Rio Carnival, with the Carnival of Venice and also with the traditions of African tribes. It is also the celebration of the Croats living in Mohács. It is held in February, at the end of the Carnival season, starting on a Thursday. The festival falls between the 4th and the 9th of February this year.
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At Mohács, the origin of the tradition is explained with the expulsion of the Turks. According to a legend, the inhabitants of Mohács dressed into scary masks and crossed the Danube with noise-making tools to chase away the Turks.
The celebration features Busós (people wearing traditional masks) and includes folk music, masquerading, parades and dancing. The Busós are frightening, devil-like creatures wearing horned wooden masks and big sheepskin costumes and they attempt to scare away winter and welcome spring.
[…] didn’t get great pictures, but you can have a look at this link for a video to get a better idea! https://dailynewshungary.com/4th-9th-february-buso-festival-in-mohacs/ With winter well and truly banished, we set off to cross into our next country (country number […]