Laikonik, who is considered an unofficial symbol of Krakow, has his own holiday. It is celebrated on the first Thursday after the Feast of the Body of Christ. On this day, without looking back at the weather, a rider in colorful clothes rides the city on horseback on a wooden horse. He is accompanied by people in national costumes, flag bearers and musicians.

The first stop Lyikonik does in the courtyard of the monastery of St. Norbert, and then along with his retinue makes a circle through the city streets. The procession in the Market Square ends, where the rider performs a dashing breath to loud music.

The origin and significance of this custom can hardly be explained . The legend connects him with one of the three documented Tatar invasions . In 1287, in the time of the reign of Leszek the Black, Krakow survived the last attack of the Tatars . This was the only time when the defenders of the city defeated the invaders . As they say, the enemy was defeated by rafts that from time immemorial melted the forest down the Vistula . Deciding to play a trick on the townspeople they dressed in trophy clothes and rushed to the city of Tatar horses . First the residents of Krakow got scared, but then they learned the fellow countrymen . Rejoicing in a happy escape, they decided every year to celebrate this day as a holiday .