roamed around during the 12-day Christmas season, slashing victims with sharp claws. It also sat down on the victim and asked the question "Tow (clump of hemp fiber It also came to be believed that the antidote for preventing this transformation was to bind the baby with tresses (bouquets) of garlic or straw.) could ride people each night for the duration of the unbaptized days, until the crowing of the rooster announcing the dawn, and straightaway the karakondžula or other witches or ghosts tormenting victims would disperse and begone.
The "koledari" carol performers are specifically tasked with driving away the karakondžule according to the lore of Leskovac and Vranje.