Three local women arrive at a church to pay their respects to the Virgin Mary and drink the holy water. In the village of Knorydy, legend tells of an appearance of the Virgin Mary more than a hundred years ago. The people built a small church in which there is a well with holy water.
The whisperers of Podlasie in eastern Poland believe they possess a gift from God, giving them the power to heal all kinds of diseases and physical pain. They claim that they are also able to cast spells and charms, and free people from evil possession. Whisperers are mostly older women. They treat patients all day, in their houses or at holy places near their villages. Whisperers have regular patients from the area, but also people from other parts of Poland and sometimes from across the world. They have been a part of the local culture in Podlasie for hundreds of years.
