More than 1000 mummers banished the evil from Blagoevgrad as they held a two-hour pageant for the traditional festival of mummer and masquerade games. Thirteen groups from the city and from neighboring villages joined the Mummers’ Festival 2018. Traditional regional customs and rituals were presented to the jury. Each group had its dancers, bears, bear-trainers, grannies and old men. The mummer games showed some topical stories, such as the campaign for the renovation of apartment blocks. Blagoevgrad has been very active in this campaign.
Almost 4,000 performers from all folklore regions of Bulgaria are taking part in the Rozhen 2023 fair, July 14-16. This year the contest programme will also feature Ukrainian folklore groups from Bolhrad and from Krynychne village in Odessa region,..
People from all over the country will gather at the meadows around the Monastery "Sts Cosmas and Damian" near the village of Gigintsi, for the festival of folklore, traditions, and culture "In the Heart of Graovo". The gathering is..
Collectors from all over the country present traditional Bulgarian folk costumes at the National Embroidery Festival in the village of Samovodene near Veliko Tarnovo. This year, the celebration of the traditional Bulgarian art of embroidery takes..
Eight days before Easter, we celebrate Lazarus Saturday (St. Lazarus Day). It is the first of the three major Christian feasts associated with the miracle..
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