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Za vasilica, tradicionalno bitolskite romi, se oblekuvaat vo kozi, krzna i so klopotarci prateni so muzika (tapani) odat niz gradot. Negde gi vikaat Vasilicari, negde Meckari (Prilep) negde kukeri (vo istocna Makedonija)..... Se odrzuvaat vo period vo "nekrsteni denovi" koga po veruvanjeto uste vladeat necistite sili a zadacata na Babarite e da so svojot izgled drvenite sabji zvucita na klopotarcite gi isteraat tie zli sili.

During "Vasilica", a religious festival, Bitola's gypsies dress themselves in animal skins and masks. With metal bells and wooden swords, accompanied by the sounds of drums and "zurli", they perform a pagan ritual dance, battling against the evil spirits and dark forces that are beleived to rule in those "unbaptised" days.