There is a somewhat similar tradition in Poland (without the gitf economy art and drugs). People burn an effigy of winter god called Marzanna on the first day o

There is a somewhat similar tradition in Poland (without the gitf economy art and drugs). People burn an effigy of winter god called Marzanna on the first day of astronomical Spring (and/or throw it into a nearby river). It's common in most Slavic countries I think, but in some of them it vanished because catholic church was fighting it at one point. There are accusations of misogyny because that's the world we live in, but mostly nobody cares cause it's fun for kids. Ironically this pagan tradition comes from a religion that was much more woman-friendly than catholicism that replaced it.