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Kukeri dancing in Kalipetrovo. Kukeri is a divinity personifying fecundity. Sometimes in Bulgaria and Serbia it is a plural divinity. In Bulgaria, a ritual spectacle of spring (a sort of carnival) takes place after a scenario of folk theatre, in which Kuker's role is interpreted by a man attired in a sheep- or goat-pelt, wearing a horned mask and girded with a large wooden phallus.
Kukeri (Bulgarian: кукери; singular: kuker, кукер) are elaborately costumed Bulgarian men who perform traditional rituals intended to scare away evil spirits. Closely related traditions are found throughout the Balkans and Greece (including Romania and the Pontus ).
The carnival called Jumalovden includes performance of kukeri (mummers) in traditional costumes which influence is dating back to Tracks. During the summer there is another festival on the St. Elija's Day. It includes wide variety of activities as concerts and bazaars. Originally from Kalugerovo, is the best-selling Bulgarian author Iliyan ...
Bulgaria is officially a secular nation and the Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion but designates Orthodoxy as a "traditional" religion. In the 2001 census, 82.6% Bulgarians declared themselves Orthodox Christians , 12.2% Muslim, 1.2% other Christian denominations, 4% other religions ( Buddhism , Taoism , Hinduism , Judaism ...
Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s border-free Schengen area after scrapping land border controls in the bloc. Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of ...
(Reuters) -Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union's Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries whose ...
Razlog is a town with rich cultural traditions and customs kept through the centuries with the spirit of original Bulgarian values. [original research?] Two of the most significant folklore events in Bulgaria [citation needed] [4] are organized and held in Razlog. These are the New Year's Kukeri holidays and the gathering for folk art "Pirin ...
(Reuters) - Romania and Bulgaria will become full members of Europe'sSchengen free-travel area from next month, swelling the number of nations to 29, the EU said on Thursday. Checks at land ...