Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Tran will host winter masquerade festival

7
Photo: BTA

For the fourth year in a row, the town of Tran in Western Bulgaria will host a winter festival of masquerade games. The beginning will be set on February 3 from 12:00 to 14:00 in the central town square. 

Four survakari groups from Zemen, Trun and the villages of Cherna Gora and Velkovtsi near Pernik will take part in the event. The total number of masked people will be 210. 


The organizers of the festival are the Municipality of Tran and the Tran Community Center "Gyurga Pindzhurova-1895". According to them, the festival aims to present the emotion of the most mystical and colorful Bulgarian customs and traditions, handed down from generation to generation.


Just a few days ago, the children's Survakari group "Prelichotine" from the village of Busintsi near Tran opened the "Survakariada" youth masquerade parade, part of the program of the Surva festival in Pernik.

Read also:


Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Flowing wine, dragons, bears and folklore – Delchevo celebrates together with Northern Greece municipalities

Wine will spout from two drinking fountains over the weekend in Delchevo. Perched on top of the mountain, the village located close to Gotse Delchev, has made a name for itself as a tourist attraction with its ancient architecture and the beautiful..

published on 2/1/24 7:30 AM

Babinden in Razlog - a city that is keeper of traditions

At the beginning of each year, The Bulgarian city of Razlog and the surrounding villages start feverish preparations for Babinden or Midwives’ Day. The holiday is dedicated to the “grannies” who helped women give birth. Every year it is celebrated on..

published on 1/20/24 11:14 AM

Surva holiday celebrated in Graovsko and all over Western Bulgaria

The Surva festival begins with the lighting of bonfires and mummers dancing the horo chain danie around the fires on the night of January 13-14.  The power and timelessness of the masquerade tradition has led UNESCO to declare it a World Heritage..

published on 1/14/24 6:30 AM