Pentecost
The Pentecostal ox is part of a tradition on Pentecost Sunday that is only occasionally maintained today . On this day, the cattle are herded to pasture for the first time and are led through the town in procession . The strongest animal is adorned with flowers, straw and ribbons and leads the herd as a Pentecost (hence the saying “adorned like a Pentecostal”). Until the 19th century there was also the custom of slaughtering the whitefox for the subsequent Whitsun meal, possibly this custom goes back to the offering of animal sacrifices .
In a joking sense, the Pentecostal ox in the old Bavarian and Austrian regions also refers to the person who sleeps the longest on Pentecost Sunday. In some places, the "Pentecostal" is also driven through the village on a wheelbarrow to show everyone who the late riser is.
