Traditionally, on the first Sunday of March, mummers chase the evil spirits away and welcome the coming of spring and the waking up of the earth for a new life in Shiroka Laka. This year, the Festival coincides with the national holiday March 3.
More than 80 masquerade groups of mummers from Bulgaria and abroad will take part in this year's 20th-anniversary edition of the festival Kukerlandia in Yambol. This year's event will be held from February 28 to March 3.
Giant mummers masks, the preserved symbol of the Kukerlandia Festival in Yambol, can be seen in Sofia by 1 February. The artistic installations are exposed under the dome of the ancient Serdika complex in the centre of the Bulgarian capital.
Dozens of surprises await the audience of the biggest masquerade festival in the world Surva 2019. Between 25th and 27th of January in Pernik will once again gather mummers, burgers, sourvakari and masked men, women and children from all over the world who will chase
For the 16th consecutive year, the Simitliya- the festival of mummers will be held at the Simitli Stadium. The event, which also has a competitive character, will bring together over 30 local and foreign groups from neighbouring Macedonia and Greece.
On 24 and 25 February one of the most spectacular carnivals in Bulgaria - "Kukerlandia" - will be held.
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1468957746975{padding-bottom: 32px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1517407392932{padding-bottom: 15px !important;}"]Masked men, women and children will chase the evil forces away with their terrible masks and the sound of bells in Rakovski on Feb. 10. Then the city will host the International Kukove mummers Festival. Participation in it was
A record number of participants are expected this year at the Surva folk festival in Pernik.
In Lesnovo, the mummers tour the houses of the village and go to the square on the 6th and 7th of January.
