This custom marks the beginning of the spring calendar, and preparations for it take some more time. Everybody makes his own personal mask - a proof of the skill and aesthetic feeling of each kuker. There are no two ritual masks resembling each other. In general, they are multi-coloured, covered with beads, ribbons and woolen tassels. The dress too, is colorful and florid once again up to the individual imagination. An important lament of the custom is the symbolic ploughing and sowing - a sign of a rich harvest from fields and gardens. The heavy swaying of the main mummer is meant to represent wheat heavy with grain, and the bells tie around the waist are intended to drive away the evil and sickness.

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