Sunday, January 20, 2008
Good enough for him
In Hungary they burn effigies or a scapegoat known as "Jack Straw" which represented the evils and misfortunes of the past year to burn on New Year's Eve. Jack Straw is carried around the village before being burnt.
http://www.fathertimes.net/hungariannewyear.htm
(Image nicked from IF..., The Guardian)
http://www.fathertimes.net/hungariannewyear.htm
(Image nicked from IF..., The Guardian)
