orest Spirits!

Do you believe in them?         You should for they are real. 😊    If you don’t believe me just go to southern Hungary right about now and you will see them come out of the forest scaring the locals.                    There is a festival in Southern Hungary dating back to the 1700’s where people dressed into really scary customs reenact the chasing out of the occupying Turkish forces from a nearby town called Mohács. The Turks occupied part of Southern Hungary including the city of Mohács and the inhabitants escaped into the nearby forests and marshes. Then one day a forest spirit came and told them that they can drive out the enemy by scaring them to death. So, the Hungarian people who were really tired of the Turkish oppression, dressed in scary, blood-stained wooden masks and sheepskin, crossed the Danube river in boats under the cover of night – and, using self-made noise-making devices, scared the Turks so terribly that they fled the city of Mohács in a panic, terrified by the scary masqueraders. Ever since this festival, called Busójárás, is held at the beginning of February and it is quite a tourist attraction.                      Alex