Also, every year the Seto choose a steward of King Peko ("sootska" or "ülebtsootska") for the so-called Kingdom of Setomaa at the annual celebration of the Day of the Kingdom ("Seto Kuningriigi päiv"), a local festival that rotates among the bigger Seto villages. The office is largely ceremonial and has been held by local activists, politicians, entrepreneurs and scholars. The tradition was initiated by , an ethnic Seto and a researcher of Seto folk songs and traditional vocal polyphony (Leelo) at the University of Tartu.