Hoards of masked locals shouting, drinking and dressed in traditional garb.<br /><br />On paper it might sound an intimidating prospect, but this is all to chase away winter rather than visitors.<br /><br />For six days every year the town of Mohács in Hungary, sees people out in force to celebrate a tradition dating back to the 18th Century. <br /><br />Locals don sheepskin cloaks and horned masks, depicting monsters known as <br />busó‘s. They aim to make as much noise as possible in a bid to ward off winter.<br /><br />Amidst song, dance, drink and food, the festival finally comes to a close, when a coffin symbolising winter is burned on a bonfire.
