KA2

1. Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic
Partnerships for the school
education project :“Puppets mission:
childhood without borders“ 2014-
2016

2. Macedonian Christmas
traditions

3. The day before Christmas, people dress up in old
costumes . One of them is the bride and the others
help the bride fight the evil spirits.

5. They lighten a big fire which is a symbol of
something good and new to be born.

6. Children, also dressed in costumes, come in the
streets and give them sausages or money.

7. Music is an inevitable part of the event. More
instruments , the merrier is.

8. They throw empty alcohol bottles inside the big
box to show that they give up from all evil vices.

9. A mixture of light and black colors is a symbol of
both bad and good things happening in life.

10. They keep moving with the bells in order to
frighten the evil spirits.

11. The child goes together with the grandmother to
take part in the ceremony.

12. Five minutes more to fight the bad spirits.

13. The evil creatures are beginning to melt under a lot
of pressure and chasing.

14. People are happy at the end and celebrate this
with a street parade where teenagers give different
performances organized by their schools.