Sorry for answering so late, but this maybe can explain it... according what you have said, the following link information is probably wrong. |
Yeah, this is wrong - even the date of celebration (in fact 8 days after Corpus Chisti in June).
Lajkonik celebrates the legaendary triumph of a brave bargeman, over Han, chief of the invading Tatars in the in the year 1287. Upon learning of Hans death, his Tatars lost their fighting spirit and fled Krakow. In joyous celebration, the brave bargeman dressed himself as Han and triumphantly rode into Krakow with his men to the ovation of all. The people of Krakow nicknamed him Lajkonik.
It should be mentioned however that this tradition is quite new - the first celebration is recorded in 1738 and the legend is described first time in 1820..so in fact we don't know the real roots of this ceremony