This name for the day is given from the church date of veneration of St. Pud, an apostle from the 70s who lived in the 1st century. Among the people of Pudov, the day was called Apiary Day. Beekeepers checked the safety of the swarm by the buzzing of bees in the hive, and took the hives out into the fresh air from the winter hive. Also, by the day of Pud, the rowan tree began to bloom. The people revered her and tried to treat her with care.