Koledanje i veselanje u Dubrovačkom primorju
Koleda and veselar songs in Dubrovnik coast area

Summary/Abstract: The paper is based on field records of koled’s from Dubrovnik littoral. Koleda songs belong to oral lyrical ritual songs, and a significant number of them have been Christianized. Usually each verse ends with a chours koledo, koledo. The structure is close to toasts and blessings. Although the motifs in the koleda poems are interwined with the motifs of Advent and Christmas oral lyrical religious songs, they are predominantly secular. Koleding is a traditional congratulatory procession in which koleds sing koleda. The custom of koleding has been preserved to this day, but in a slightly modified form and it is only performed on Christmas Eve. It used to be koleding for the New Year, as well as on the feast of the Three Wise Men or during field works. Koleds are an important part of tradition and identity of the inhabitants of the Dubrovnik area. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to preserve old customs and koledas. The emphasis is on koledas which have aesthetic value and take a special part in the intangible cultural heritage of Croatia.

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