Christmas koledar groups called for health and prosperity at a competition in Kameno

A traditional carol singing contest was held today in the hall of the National Chitalishte "Prosveta" - 1927 in Kameno.  The contest was attended by representative carol singing groups from Kameno and Burgas Region. Traditional customs, rituals and songs related to Christmas were recreated. 

There were twenty carol singing groups this year. In total more than 200 participants took part in the competition. 

"The great interest and many participants encourage us every year to gather the carol singing groups on the eve of Christmas", said Dimitrinka Bakalova - chairwoman of the community center "Prosveta 1927", artistic director and choreographer of the Representative FTA "Zdravets", Representative Ensemble for Authentic Folklore and Children's Dance Ensemble - Kameno town.

The competition has been held for more than 15 years, and the organizers are the Municipality of Kameno and the "Prosveta -1927" National Chitalishte. Kameno. Its aim is to preserve the traditional winter ritual at the local and regional level and to strengthen the folklore heritage in contemporary culture. 

A jury composed of Tsvetanka Kehayova - music teacher, Dimitar Tonev - choreographer and artistic director of the FA "Atanas Manchev", Dimitrinka Bakalova - chairman of the NF "Prosveta -1927" Kameno, had the difficult task to evaluate the performances of the talents.