Dzaidy

By Crusader1307

A ''Pagan'' Tradition from Ancient Russia and other Eastern European Countries, ''Dzaidy'' are rough-hewn wooden face masks, designed to represent ''Ancestor Spirits'' or ''Familial Spirits'' In Practice, they are made for Spring Harvest Celebrations (April) and again in early October ( the beginning of Winter). Rituals in each Home that celebrated The Dzaidy, offered food and drink to The Masks – which were placed on walls and outside of Entrance Doors. In this ''offering'', The ''Spirits'' were so honored. In later Centuries, Family would wear The Masks during celebrations. This too was seen as an early relation to the more traditional late 19th and early 20th Century ''Halloween'' habit of the wearing of Masks and Costumes.