The Ovinnik (), Joŭnik or Jovnik () is a malevolent spirit of the threshing house in Slavic folkloreJones, Prudence; Pennick, Nigel (1995). A History of Pagan Europe. Routledge. p. 187. . whose name derived from ovin 'barn'.Dixon-Kennedy, Mike (1998). Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 212. . He is prone to burning down the threshing houses by setting fire to the grain. To placate him, peasants would offer him roosters and bliny. On New Year's Eve, the touch of an Ovinnik would determine their fortune for the New Year. A warm touch meant good luck and fortune, while a cold touch meant unhappiness.
See also Bannik Domovoi Slavic mythology
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