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Buso clothed into a dark fur costume wears a scarecrow style mask with a straw hat on his head at the carnival of Mohács in Hungary. Buso in scarecrow mask

Busó Festivities in Mohács. People traditionally chase the winter away with wooden masks and march. #Hungary

A traditional part of the Busó celebration in Mohács, Hungary, is the busós, a frightening character clad in a wooly coat. The end-of-winter carnival, which came to the southern Hungary town with Croats, also features the burning of a coffin that symbolizes winter. Photograph by Zsolt Repasy, National Geographic Your Shot, October 20, 2014

The origins of the Busójárás Carnival in Mohács are pagan. During the six day pre-Lent festival, locals wearing sheepskin costumes parade and dance in the streets to celebrate the end of winter. The carnival ends with a symbolic ritual called ‘The Burial of Farsang” in which a coffin is lit symbolizing the burial of all bad things that have happened throughout the year.

Busó, Krampusz, Strohmann, Babugeiri, Juantramposo, Schnappviecher, Cerbul - mind európai vadember figurák, és mind szerepelnek Charles Fréger francia portréfotós Wilder Mann sorozatában. Miért lehet érdekes egy mai fiatalnak egy több száz éves szörnypofa, és mit árulnak el a modern életről?...

Busójárás, Hungary www.mohacsibusojaras.com

The "Busó" from Mohács on Behance

Busó masks (Mohács, February 2006)