Opportunities for culture tourism in Bulgaria
Bulgaria is a country with a very rich cultural treasury. Along with the historical monuments from the Antiquity, the Middle Ages, Revival Period and from more recent times preserved in our lands, there are numerous “live” cultural monuments as well. The traditional Bulgarian customs, holidays and folk festivals maybe called like that, among which the most famous are:-The Koukeri Carnival in the region of Pernik and Doupnitsa (January)
- The Festival of Roses in Kazanluk (May, June)
-The Festival of authentic folklore in Koprivshtitsa may-June)
-The Folk Festival in Burgas and Varna (August)
-The Festival of the Sea in Baltchik and Sozopol(August)
-Festival of Dunov’s followers at the Seaven Rila Lakes (the second half of August)
-“Pirin Sings” Folk Festival (August) and “Rozhen Sings” Folk Festival ( September)
-The Festival at Krushova Gora( Forest of the Cross) (14th September)
-The Christmas festivities in the Balkan villages and towns (December –January)
-The local folk dancing and singing Festivals, etc.
The national folk costumes and music instruments are very interesting and unique. Some of the most popular nosii (costumes) are the so-called “white outfits”, “black outfits”, the costumes from the Thracian, Rhodope and Vidin Regions, etc. The folk costumes worn on different holidays are extremely varied. Among the most picturesque are the costumes of the Koukeri, Lazarki, the fire-dancers, etc. Most of these are displayed in the ethnographic museum countrywide.
Traditional Bulgarian musical instruments with original sounding are the gaida (bagpipe), kaval(sherpherd’s pipe), gudoulka (rebec), tupun( specific drums), gousla( a kind of mandolin), dvoyanka(double rebec), brum-buzuk(small pipe), chans and tyumbeleks (sheep’s bells.
All of these are just the small things which make Bulgaria popular all over the world
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