Drowning Of Marzanna

One of the most  intriguing rituals in Poland is the Drowning of Marzanna. The pagan ritual consists in making a doll  out of branches and grass, for it to be burned and sank into a river. In this ritual the doll represent winter, sickness, death and destruccion. Therefore, the Drowning of  Manzanna symbolizes the welcoming of the spring and the  good harvest