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Sofia, Alexander Battenberg Square: car-driving instructors from different parts of the country are giving an “open-air lesson” on how “to block the capital city center”.  Photo: BGNES



The village of Batanovtsi, Pernik region as seen in the night of January 13. The ritual fire lit for celebrating the Surva folklore tradition, was included in 2015 in the UNESCO list for preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage of the World. Photo: BTA

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