The barbaric rituals of pagan beasts come in all shapes and sizes.

Savages are creatures that exist in various pagan traditions in Europe.

Generally speaking, a savage refers to a person who wears clothes similar to animals in some pagan ceremonies, which is usually to prevent evil spirits or promote fertility.

These ceremonies are still practiced all over Europe, especially in rural areas.

Barbarians are rooted in pagan traditions in Europe.

Although influenced by Christianity and secularism for centuries, these traditions still exist, especially in rural areas of the African continent.

In some ceremonies, usually during the transition from winter to spring, people who practice these pagan traditions put on clothes, thus turning them into barbarians. Paul Visher (about 1498- 153 1): Savage, about 152 1/22, bronze.

Skulpturensammlung (investment number 8403, 1929), Bode Museum, Berlin.

However, in some areas, these traditions are integrated with Christian beliefs that replace pagans.

For example, in Mamoiada, a small village in Sardinia, the savage was part of the festival ceremony held by Saint Anthony the Great in June 5438 +654381October +07.

In this ceremony, there are two groups of barbarians, representing the dark Mamson and Aesop worshippers representing the light.

Although barbarians come in all shapes and sizes, it can be said that their clothes usually mean threats.

For example, in Germany, a man dressed up as a bear with a mask and branches.

In many European cultures, bears are closely related to barbarians.

In some places, this is also considered to be its father.

A bear can walk on two legs, which makes it look like a man.

Besides, this animal's habit of hibernating in winter and waking up in spring is a symbol of death and rebirth.

These aspects of the bear resonated with people who participated in pagan barbaric ceremonies before 1575.

In the public sphere, in addition to animals, savage costumes may also represent magical animals that are not found in the animal kingdom.

For example, people in the Basque country of Spain dress up as Zesengory, a creature recognized by his skull and pitchfork, Zesengory, a savage in the Basque country of Spain.

(Ernie Omega) Whether in the form of animals or some other strange creatures, savages have every reason to show such ferocity.

In many of these pagan ceremonies, barbarians are thought to protect villages by scaring away evil spirits, or to drive away winter and welcome spring.

Therefore, in some cultures, savages play different roles.

For example, in some alpine countries, including Austria, Hungary and Slovenia, there is a beast-like creature that is the incarnation of Santa Claus.

When Santa Claus brings presents to good children, Santa Claus will visit naughty children to punish them.

According to tradition, crampons will eat naughty children.

(Public sphere) In other pagan rituals, the task of barbarians is to improve the fertility of land, livestock and even women.

For example, in Bulgaria, there are Ba Bugheri and Josh.

The clothes of these barbarians are made of goatskin. Traditionally, they carry a red stick that stands for * * * *.

They will rub this stick on a woman and let her have a baby.

Today the stick was replaced by a stick.

Finally, it can be said that these pagan ceremonies involving savages attracted more audiences because of a French photographer named Charles Fréger.

In two years, Frege visited more than 50 villages in 19 European countries and recorded the savage and his pagan rituals.

Frege's works are exhibited in the Yossi Milo Gallery in new york in the form of "Wilder Mann" series, and there is also a monograph Wilder Mann: The Image of the Savage. In the picture above, Nipper machete is a typical Bulgarian savage.

People believe that rituals held with this "beast" can scare away evil spirits.