The Bulgarian village of Turia at the southern foothill of the Balkan Range is welcoming over a thousand participants in the Masquerade Games "Old Men in Turia". This year's edition of the festival on 30 March will feature 28 mummers' groups from all..
The bells of dancing mummers and so-called survakari will be heard this Saturday /January 20/ in the towns of Breznik and Radomir, in western Bulgaria. Traditionally, every year, a week before the International Festival of Masquerade Games in Pernik,..
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..
Mummers from the neighborhoods of Bulgaria's town of Blagoevgrad, the neighboring villages and guests from Petrich paraded at a carnival in the regional town, as the sounds of hundreds of bells filled the town. For yet another year, the Mummers'..
Mummers are to parade in central Plovdiv (Central South Bulgaria) this afternoon . The parade will begin at 16.30 pm in front of the Military Club-Plovdiv, the BNR Plovdiv reports . The event is linked to the folk customs on Cheesefare Sunday..
Surva is here! After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Kukeri, Chaushi, Arapi, Babugeri and other fairytale characters will once again chase the evil forces with a bang. The long-awaited festival of masquerade games will be held from January..
More than 7,000 people will take part in the XIX Kukeri Games Festival "Simitliya - The Ancient Land of Kukeri" this weekend (January 14-15) in the town of Simitli. Traditionally, every year on the second Saturday of January..
Mummers from Pernik region brought the magic of the International Festival of Masquerade Games Surva to Boris’ Garden in Sofia. Nearly 200 people took part at the mummers parade. Local craftsmen showed how mummer masks are made. “The mummers are..
