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St. John of Rila in Chicago, (Bulgarian: Църква Свети Иван Рилски, romanized: 'Tsurkva Sveti Ivan Rilski') is a historic church of the Orthodox Church of America located in Chicago, Illinois. It is considered to be one of the most aesthetically noteworthy churches in the Portage Park area of Chicago.
The various accounts on the beginnings of July Morning vary widely, mostly depending on the meaning that the teller puts into the tradition. It is said that July Morning arose as early as 1980 in Varna among young people as a subtle protest against the Communist regime. Even though, there are no records of organised protests there were informal and sporadic marches called 'happening ...
The Chicago Blues Festival returns this year June 6-9 as part of Millennium Park’s 20th anniversary season, with some 35 performances and 250 artists celebrating the city’s blues legacy, the ...
Cave-In-Rock, IL: 2021–present: September: European style Open Air Festival for extreme music fans [24] Hell's Heroes [25] Houston, TX: 2018–present: March: Thrash and epic metal festival [26] INKcarceration [27] Mansfield, OH: 2018–present: July: Rock music and tattoo festival [28] Legions of Metal Fest [29] Chicago, IL: 2017–present ...
One such theory connects them to the masquerades of the ancient Roman winter festival of Bacchanalia, and earlier the Greek Dionysia. [ citation needed ] During the drunken, orgiastic parts of the festivals, people wearing masks, hidden under costumes in bestial shapes yet still appearing humanoid, may have made an exceptional impression on the ...
In today's festival, groups of kurents or kurenti wear traditional sheepskin garments while holding wooden clubs with hedgehog skins attached called ježevke, the noise of which is believed to "chase away winter". [10] In this way, the presence of kurenti announces the end of winter and beginning of spring. [7]
The Festival begins on Tuesday 12 March and concludes on Friday 15 March. The first race is scheduled for 1.30pm GMT each day, and the final race of the day is set to begin at 5.30pm. The ...