Original sentence: Kurent is believed to be the name an ancient god of hedonism, possibly  linked to "kurva", the local Slavic word for "whore".Kurenti or Koranti (singular: Kurent or Korant) are figures  dressed in sheep skin who go about the town wearing masks,  cow bells,  and multi-colored ribbons.Organized in groups, Kurents go through town, from house to house, making noise with their bells and wooden sticks, symbolizing scaring off evil spirits and winter
Edited sentence: Kurent is believed to be the name of an ancient god of hedonism --the Slavic counterpart of the Greek Priapos, possibly  linked to "kurva", the local word for "whore".Kurenti or Koranti (singular: Kurent or Korant) are figures  dressed in sheep skin who go about the town wearing masks,  a long red tongue, cow bells,  and  on the head multi-colored ribbons.Organized in groups, Kurents go through town, from house to house, making noise with their bells and wooden sticks, to symbolically scare off evil spirits and the winter