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With the magic of the horo dance in Razlog

Photo: Municipality of Razlog-archive

On June 28 and 29th, the city of Razlog, in the region of Blagoevgrad, will present the magic of Bulgarian folklore. In these days, the XIII Festival of traditional horo dance will be held on the central square "Preobrazhenie". 

The event opens tonight at 7 p.m. and the actual festival part is on Saturday, June 29, as 25 dance clubs from all over Bulgaria will participate. They will perform folklore dances from different regions accompanied by live music.



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