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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.
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]
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The following category is for cultural festivals in Bulgaria, including folk festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, food festivals, and other sorts. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
The fair's goal is to popularize the Bulgarian folk dance and song art and it lasts for two days in August. The first fair was held in 1898. At the time, the border between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire ran through Rozhen Peak, and Bulgarians from neighbouring villages on both sides of the border would gather. Initially, the fair was annual ...
The festival is organised by The municipality of Kavarna and Loud Concerts and here's the lineup: [12] [13] [14] 23 July - Tarja, Doro, Epica, Leaves' Eyes, Atrocity 24 July - Destruction, Sodom, Kreator, Korpiklaani 25 July - Accept, Primal Fear, Annihilator, Voivod. The official festival radio of Kavarna Rock Fest 2010 was radio Tangra.
September 2022 events in Bulgaria (1 C) October 2022 events in Bulgaria (1 C, ...