the loaf had the name karagod.t symbolized fertility and was used in a ritual on the street, a whole procession was arranged, someone carried icons, someone towels and ritual bread, and someone got the most important task of singing songs, then all the cheerful crowd of fellow villagers went to the field, where they had already been sown winter crops, so that the earth would spoil our ancestors called upon st. yuri to unlock the earth from the earth to release the race. after that, a piece of black bread tied with a red ribbon was buried in the ground as a gift and they began to walk in a circle with ritual songs , gradually the participants of the yurovsky korogod moved to the village and made a detour around the neighbors. at the same time, they received treats and words of gratitude from the villagers, because the ceremony was performed so that everyone was happy, the domestic animals are healthy and the fields and gardens gave a rich harvest, songs and dances continued until the evening , the ceremony ended for