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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 ...
Kukeri or Surva Festival (Mummer's games) in the town of Pernik, is the most spectacular "Kukeri" event in Bulgaria. At the end of January thousands of "kukeri" participants from different regions of Bulgaria, as well as from all around the world gather in Pernik for the three-day event.
One person was killed and another seriously injured when a blaze at a firework factory in Bulgaria set off a series of dramatic explosions late on Thursday, local officials and medical staff said ...
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 ...
SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party is seen in the lead after a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, but it will have to seek a coalition partner to form a government, an exit ...
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