Alexandra talks about how she celebrates Zul. Zul is celebrated on the 25th day of the month of the cow. According to the Gregorian calendar, it falls either at the beginning or middle of December. People fry biscuits, but as far as I remember they do not cook meat. On the table we put butter, sour cream, biscuits, tea, sweets and cookies. We invite guests and they utter well-wishes. On the eve of Zul we make a candle (tevsh), adding wicks according to the number of years of all family members, plus an additional wick to signify the coming year. As well as that, we also make a second candle. On the day of Zul, we wake up early in the morning, pray in front of the candle which signifies that we have aged by a year.