Guide folk songs – Family songs that are met on the Epiphany holiday – Epiphany. On the first day of the holiday, which is named and male equilibrium, only men go. They sing songs and collect gifts, most often in food products, from which later in the godfather make a common feast. Their songs are guest songs, which are also met in other occasions. On the second day of the holiday, named female equilibrium, women go, visit the houses of their company, and each member sing a special song, depending on his age and position in the family. The host is singing for the progress of the house, for the sons, sisters and grandchildren, the bride wanted, wife, a woman with children and singing for schooling the children, the boys and the girls are singing for grieving and marriage. Special lyrical feelings have met songs for young children. Lit.: Milan Risteski, Macedonian rituals and ritual songs from Mariovo and Prilep, Skopje 1985; Marko Kitevski, Macedonian People’s Lirika, (ritual songs), Skopje 1997. M. Keith.
Original article in Macedonian language Cyrillic alphabet
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