Great Veles Day — day dedicated to Veles Winter. All nature is still in icy sleep. And only the lonely Veles Korovin, playing his magic tune, walks and wanders around cities and villages, not allowing people to be sad. Marena-winter is angry with Veles, causing severe frost on him, and with cattle «cow death», but cannot overcome him.
On this day, the villagers sprinkled water on livestock, saying:
«Veles, bestial god!
Give happiness to smooth heifers,
On fat bulls,
So that they walk from the yard — play,
And from the field they walked — galloped».
Young women drank strong honey so that «cows would be affectionate», and then beat their husbands with their bottoms (flax spinning board) so that «cows would be obedient». On this day, cow's oil was brought to the demand.
After the conception, the women performed a plowing ceremony to drive away the « cow's death». To do this, a message was chosen that told all houses: «It’s time to calm down the daring with a cow!». The women washed their hands with water and wiped them with a towel worn by a banner. Then the adverb ordered the male sex — « not to go out of public for the sake of trouble great».
Message screaming — «Ay! Ay!» — beat in the frying pan and walked from the village, followed by — women with grips, crayons, sickles and clubs. The talker, throwing off her shirt, frantically took an oath to the « cow's death». The banner was put on a clamp and harnessed. Then, with the rays lit three times, they plowed the village (capic) with a «-water» furrow. The women followed the pomelah bequest wearing only shirts with their hair down.
Woe to the one who came across it during the procession, be it an animal or a person. The person they met was beaten with sticks without mercy, assuming that his image contained «cow death».
At the end of the procession, a ritual battle between Veles and Marena took place. To the cheering cry of those gathered: «Veles, knock down the horn from the winter!», mummers, dressed in Veles (tury face, skin, spear), knocked down «horn from Marena». Then a feast began, where you could not eat beef, and games.