▁rit ual ▁silence ▁that ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁observed ▁by ▁the ▁entire ▁group . ▁O thers ▁see ▁că lu ș ▁as ▁a ▁dimin utive ▁of ▁cal ▁" hor se ", ▁in ▁turn ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ▁cab all us , ▁and ▁point ▁to ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁myth ical ▁associations ▁with ▁fert ility ▁and ▁war , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁im itation ▁of ▁horses ▁found ▁in ▁certain ▁C ă lu ș ▁d ances , ▁although ▁these ▁d ances ▁do ▁not ▁currently ▁play ▁a ▁principal ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁rit ual . ▁Another ▁theory ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁der ives ▁from ▁" Col i - Sal ii ", ▁the ▁Roman ▁pri ests ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁worship ▁of ▁Mars . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁the ▁C ă lu ș ari ▁group ▁is ▁a ▁secret , ▁male - only ▁society ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁spring ▁r ite , ▁possibly ▁a ▁rem nant ▁of ▁trib al ▁war rior ▁soci eties . ▁The ▁group ▁leader ▁( us ually ▁an ▁older ▁man ) ▁rec ruits ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁a col y tes , ▁always ▁young , ▁single ▁adult s ▁chosen ▁for ▁physical ▁pro w ess . ▁The ▁group ▁members ▁take ▁an ▁o ath ▁of ▁secre cy , ▁where up on ▁they ▁particip ate ▁in ▁an ▁init iation ▁r ite ▁and ▁taught ▁the ▁forms ▁of ▁the ▁dance . ▁The ▁groups ▁of ▁C ă lu ș ari ▁ro am ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁spring - time , ▁visit ing ▁villages ▁by ▁turns ▁and ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁week - end ▁d ances ▁- ▁h