Chocz is a large village not far from Pleszew. Guards can be seen on duty outside the tomb of Jesus in the local Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin on Good Friday and Holy Saturday. The tradition of placing guards at the tomb, referred to as "Easter Turks" in these parts, goes back at least to the beginning of the 20th century. The chief guard can hold up a helmet bearing 1903 as the year and Kalisz as the place of manufacture as evidence. Verbal and written records date the tradition of placing guards back to the "Turkish wars" although they attribute different nationalities to the soldiers on duty. According to the first, Turkish soldiers passing through Poland stopped at the Prosna and stood guard at the tomb in appreciation for the local hospitality. The written version, which one of the locals found in the archives, states that it was Polish soldiers returning from the Turkish wars that stopped at Chocz and stood guard in return for local hospitality. Guards can be seen going from house to house and spreading goodwill in Chocz on Holy Saturday. Nearby Zagórów also has guards. Local legend there associates this custom with the Battle of Vienna. Returning soldiers decided to don full dress uniform and brandish captured Turkish arms before entering the city. They made it home during the Easter Triduum celebrations. As the Eucharist was on display in the church they entered to give thanks for a safe return, they decided to stand guard over it. Next Easter, they stood guard over the tomb of Jesus to mark the anniversary of their homecoming from the victory at Vienna. The rest, as they say, is history.