▁gal lop ing ▁of ▁a ▁horse ▁and ▁the ▁dan cing ▁of ▁the ▁f ai ries ▁( z îne ). ▁Indeed , ▁the ▁group ' s ▁patron ▁was ▁the ▁" Que en ▁of ▁the ▁F ai ries " ▁( Do am na ▁Z î nel or ), ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁I rod iada ▁and ▁Ar ada , ▁and ▁who ▁El ia de ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁folk lor ic ▁figure ▁D iana . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁their ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁f ai ries , ▁the ▁C ă lu ș ari ▁were ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁c ure ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁f ai ries ▁and ▁for ▁around ▁two ▁weeks ▁- ▁from ▁three ▁weeks ▁after ▁E aster ▁till ▁Pent ec ost ▁- ▁would ▁travel ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁local ▁communities ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁dance , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁few ▁f idd lers , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁In ▁their ▁dance , ▁the ▁C ă lu ș ari ▁carried ▁clubs ▁and ▁a ▁sword , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁flag ▁and ▁a ▁wooden ▁horse head . ▁They ▁sw ore ▁on ▁the ▁group ' s ▁flag ▁to ▁treat ▁each ▁other ▁as ▁brothers , ▁to ▁respect ▁the ▁custom s ▁of ▁the ▁C ă lu ș ari ▁and ▁to ▁remain ▁ch aste ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁nine ▁days . ▁Upon ▁their ▁return ▁home , ▁their ▁flag ▁was ▁fixed ▁into ▁the ▁ground , ▁with ▁one ▁member ▁clim bing ▁it ▁and ▁cry ing ▁out ▁" war , ▁dear ▁ones , ▁war ! ". ▁ ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁C