The whizzer still plays a role in the ceremonies of nature peoples. A piece of wood or shingle is tied to a string and while twirled it makes a humming sound. To this musical instrument family belong the clackers, whirligigs, plectrums and today's rattlers, clappers and spores, used for rhythm.

Source: “Hungarian Folk Musical Instruments” by Emese Kerkay, Amerikai Magyar Múzeum (Hungarian Heritage Center), Passaic, New Jersey, 2002.