koledari

The members of the group were called koledari.

The original traditional Bulgarian Christmas related male figure is Koledari.

The feature is named after the Bulgarian folkloric ritual of 'Koledari.'

The other koledari gathered at his house on the eve of koleda, and at midnight they all went out and started their activities.

Similarly to koledari, vertepaši are armed with wooden swords and fence with each other in front of houses.

Koledari Knoll.

Veles' nature for mischief is evident both from his role in Storm myth and in carnival customs of Koledari shamans.

Children disguise themselves on evenings and nights and as Koledari, visited houses and sang wishes of good luck, like Shchedryk, to hosts.

The koledari sung special songs, in which the word koledo, the vocative case of koleda, was inserted in the middle and at the end of each verse.

Vuk Stefanović Karadžić recorded in the 19th century the lyrics of a number of the koleda songs, including the following one, which koledari sung while entering a house:

The gifts given to koledari were probably believed to be passed onto him (which makes him very much like a dragon hoarding treasure), thus ensuring good fortune and wealth for the house and family through entire year.