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Traditional Bulgarian Bride Sayan Costume, National History Museum, Sofia. 19 century female and male costumes from Vratsa region. The Bulgarian national garb is a symbolic part of Bulgarian culture. It conveys information about the person wearing it via embroidery of diverse symbols.
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.
Bulgarian folk culture (5 C) Food and drink in Bulgaria (3 C) H. Bulgarian heraldry (1 C) Cultural history of Bulgaria (4 C, 1 P) L. Languages of Bulgaria (6 C, 10 P)
Bulgarian folk costume A decorated horse, prepared for a race. Horseraces take place each year to mark Todorovden (St. Theodore's day). Bulgarians often give each other a martenitsa ( мартеница ) — an adornment made of white and red yarn and worn on the wrist or pinned on the clothes — from March 1 until the end of the month.
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity. If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress.
Folk festivals in Bulgaria (2 P) Bulgarian folklore (2 C, 29 P) M. Bulgarian folk music (7 C, 1 P) P. Pomak dances (2 P) T. Bulgarian traditions (21 P) This page was ...
The costumes cover most of the body and include decorated wooden masks of animals (sometimes double-faced) and large bells attached to the belt. Around New Year and before Lent, the kukeri walk and dance through villages to scare away evil spirits with their costumes and the sound of their bells. They are also believed to provide a good harvest ...
Pages in category "Bulgarian clothing" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F. Fustanella; O. Opanak
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