▁in ▁Ret kin ia ▁comes ▁from ▁a ▁historical ▁survey ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁priest ▁Pa we ł ▁Z ał us ka ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Leonard . ▁Writing ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁four ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁parish , ▁they ▁point ▁to ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁super st ition ▁among ▁the ▁local ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁possibly ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁distance ▁between ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Ret kin ia ▁and ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁in ▁P ab ian ice , ▁which ▁contributed ▁to ▁low ▁levels ▁of ▁participation ▁in ▁religious ▁services . ▁Among ▁local ▁custom s ▁Z ał us ka ▁and ▁Z ał us ka ▁mention ▁throwing ▁pe as ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁at ▁Christmas ▁E ve ▁dinner ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁ap otrop a ic ▁magic ▁directed ▁against ▁w itch craft , ▁wrapping ▁st raw ▁from ▁the ▁Christmas ▁table ▁around ▁orch ard ▁trees ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁good ▁har vest , ▁and ▁dash ing ▁home ▁from ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁c arts ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁horses ▁swe at , ▁which ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁save ▁them ▁from ▁swe ating ▁during ▁labour ▁in ▁the ▁fields . ▁Local ▁celebr ations ▁of ▁Dy ng us ▁were ▁particularly ▁un rest rained , ▁with ▁inc idents ▁of ▁young ▁girls ▁being ▁thrown ▁into ▁tr ough s ▁and ▁pou red ▁with ▁water ▁sometimes ▁leading ▁to ▁death ▁of ▁expos ure . ▁The ▁village ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁c unning ▁man ▁named ▁Jan ▁Ch rz c ic iel ▁S zer , ▁a ▁sett ler ▁from ▁Rhein land ,