Banishing Evil Spirits in the cold winter day
I took this photo at one of my first visit at the colorful Surva festival :) It was freezing cold and snowing at the time but the festival was full of participants and performances :)
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"Surva" is an International Festival of the Masquerade Games, annually held in Pernik, close to the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia.
The colorful and spectacular folklore Balkan and Bulgarian traditions with performers known as Kukeri and Survakari are represented at this glorious winter event. With thousands of participants, the joy and fun are guaranteed ;)
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We have the same tradition in Croatia! It started on the 6th of January: https://steemit.com/traditional/@careassaktart/1st-day-of-carnival-time-in-croatia-2019-01-07-21-48-30
Thank you! I've seen similar festivals in Sardinia and Greece, I think in certain parts of Romania they perform rituals using the same type of masks and fur costumes :)
Probably quiet true! Also in Serbia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Austria, Switzerland...