The Munka season, a traditional community ice fishery for crucian carp with a large player, has begun in Kyotia.
Monka is not a craft, but a winter analogy of the Feast of Jesus. A two-wing axle is pulled under the ice in the lake. Women and children tap the ice with sticks to guide the fish ("sobo"), and the fishing lasts about four hours.
Pregnant women and those who attended a funeral less than 40 days ago are not allowed to fish. In some villages, the lakes "rest" for two or three years after a large catch - "the milkman cleans the lake".
It all starts with the ceremony of "feeding" the fire and the water spirit - they get pancakes. During one trip, the catch can reach several tons: it is divided equally among all participants, and a part is given to families who did not go out on the ice.
According to custom, the "Samhachit" - the one who pulls the net evenly - takes 10-15 of the largest crucian carp.