‘Strylka’, a spring ritual circle dance, is usually performed annually on the first day of Easter after the vespers in the church locally called ‘Nešpar’ and lasts for 40—60 minutes. After the vespers, people from the villages around Biezdziež gather to perform the ceremony in the village square locally called ‘misto’ in front of the church, near the cross, which is located at the intersection of five roads. The Misto is an important element ...