Capled folk songs -. Rite lyric folk songs that are met on the holiday Christmas Eve – Koleta. They are inextricably linked to the collapsal customs, with the ignition of the collapse fire, but also by going after Kurija. The children first about the collapsal fire, and then after the homes sing the collar songs, which expressed desires for happiness, health and progress, and they are donated by cakes, apples, chestnuts, nuts, money, etc. Because of this function, their character is ritual ceremonial. As songs that have been met at the beginning of the new year, people expressed their desires and hopes to bring them well-being, happiness and health. Apart from the raised desires, children announce and the arrival of the Great Holiday Christmas (today is Koleside tomorrow is Christmas …), as well as the New Year – Vasilica (Kuja Grandkar, and after her Vasilita …). In some areas (Veles, Tikvesh, etc.) Around the collapse of erotic songs. Many of these songs after some usual schemes are improvised on the spot, depending on the needs of the participants in the collapse customs. This is especially true for erotic songs that are singing around the collapse fire. Lit.: Blaze Ristovski, Macedonian folklore and national consciousness, 1, Skopje, 1987, 65; Kiril Penakliski, selected folklore papers, 2, Skopje, 1988; Marko Kitevski, Macedonian People’s Lirika, (ritual songs), Skopje, 1997. M. Keith. Pande Celemishevski
Original article in Macedonian language Cyrillic alphabet
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