The kukeri festival “Old men in Turia” has made a comeback after a two-year pause because of the coronavirus pandemic. The festival demonstrates the cultural heritage connected with masquerade games in the lives of Bulgarians, and takes..
Tucked away in the hills between the rounded ridges of Rila mountain and the cliffs of the Pirin there is a farm – Rado’s farm. Nearby one can see a picturesque shepherd’s cabin. It is an old military van, turned into a..
They are clad in genuine animal skins weighing 30-40 kgs. each, wear horns and all kinds of different-coloured charms. They sometimes hide their faces behind fearful masks, at other times they show their weather-beaten faces. Their pictures..
Kukeri banish the forces of evil in Varvara village near Pazardzhik on the first day of January. The Dervish, as the locals call them, start on their way from home to home at midnight. In the end they all come together in the centre of the..
By introducing flexible and adequate anti-epidemic measures, it will be possible for customs respected by Bulgarian citizens to be carried out, such as the upcoming traditional masquerade games in Pernik. This has been decided at a meeting with..
PM Borissov: Let us make 2021 a year of recovery and a new beginning “We are sending off a year of trials – unparalleled in impact and scale… Yet, I have always said that Bulgarians demonstrate their strength best in the worst of..
As is the tradition, this morning kukeri in the town of Razlog came out to banish the forces of evil on the first day of the new year, BGNES reports. People in Razlog woke up to the beating of drums and the ringing of bells this misty..
In 1967 the USSR and Bulgaria sign a contract for joint logging with the Autonomous Komi Republic. For a quarter of a century, bound by this agreement, around 100 thousand Bulgarians live, work and study in Komi. Owing to them, the republic is able to..
A record number of people will take part in the 28 th edition of the Surva International masquerade games in Pernik, January 25-27. 121 groups of survakari and kukeri have applied so far, 17 of them from abroad. Interest in the festival has..
Sirni Zagovezni or Sirnitsa (Cheesefare Sunday) is a time for asking your nearest and dearest for their forgiveness, a time to sit down to table and share a meal of everything made out of eggs, butter and milk. Sirnitsa is a..
