For another year in Yambol will be held the biggest competition for Christmas waits groups. This year in the race will compete twelve ensembles. They are selected on the basis of whether they represent authentic customs and traditions, clothing and dancing. For the jury is also important what songs are performed, the blessings, the artistry of the groups and the musical accompaniment.
The Christmas party on the scene in the town park of Yambol will begin with a concert by Ensemble “Sliven”. At 12:40 a.m. there will be a ceremony featuring the Mayor of Yambol Georgi Slavov and His Eminence Metropolitan of Sliven Yoanikiy. The competition of carol groups is starting at 13 a.m.
According to the legend each lad must be Christmas waits at least once in his life, otherwise he will never find his beloved and will not be able to marry. Only the leader of the Christmas group is married. The tradition dictates waits to tour the neighborhood immediately after midnight. They bless the visited homesand in return the household give them food.
Waits have a special song for each member of the household, for the home and the farm. The first is mandatory for host Then the group performs a song for each family member and calls prosperity of the house. Among other things, the Christmas waits receive buns made by the single girls for their beloved guy.