Koledari (orthodox Carolers) - Macedonia

Macedonia

In Macedonia, the caroling starts early in the morning on 6 January, which is the Christmas Eve or known in Macedonian as Badnik. Usually kids are caroling in Macedonia and they go from house to house wishing a lot health, happiness and luck. The wishes are expressed through songs called koledarski pesni or carols. After the song is finished, the person, that the song is means to, rewards the kids with money, fruit, candies and other gifts. Traditionally, the kids are wearing masks and they go around the whole neighborhood or village.

One of the most popular kolyadka (song) in Macedonia is the following:

Коледе леде
паднало греде
утепало деде
деде се мачи
баба го квачи
со четири јајца
гускини, шаткини.

Денес е Коледе,
утре е Божиќ
ќе колеме теле
теле вика леле
не колете мене
ќе ви купам зеље
да месите пита
да јадете сите.

Коледеее

Kolede lede
padnalo grede
utepalo dede
dede se mači
baba go kvači
so četiri jajca
guskini, šatkini.

Denes e Kolede
utre e Božiḱ
ḱe koleme tele
tele vika lele
ne kolete mene
ḱe vi kupam zelje
da mesite pita
da jadete site.

Koledeee

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