Kurent

Kurent is the name of a Slovenian mythical creature who wears a sheepskin and makes noises by jumping around and ringing his five bells. In this way, he drives away the winter and everything bad that happens in the country, and welcomes the spring, which should bring again a good harvest. He always wears a mask with a long tongue hanging out of his mouth and long horns with colorful stripes hanging down between them. Sometimes he carries a "ježevka", i.e. a stick with hedgehog fur wrapped around it. Similar mythical creatures exist in the Balkan countries towards the Black Sea.