Bocuk Night, a ritual celebrated in the Balkans and Thrace to ward off evil spirits and seek abundance and prosperity, was held last night in the village of Çamlıca in Edirne's Keşan district.

According to the tradition, which is said to date back to the Middle Ages, people wrap themselves in sheets and scare their neighbors by shouting "Bocuk is coming."

Bocuk is considered a malevolent spirit and believed to roam in white and take on a human appearance.

It is believed that those who eat pumpkin dessert during the ritual are protected from Bocuk.