A record number of people will take part in the 28th edition of the Surva International masquerade games in Pernik, January 25-27.
121 groups of survakari and kukeri have applied so far, 17 of them from abroad. Interest in the festival has been growing, and the participants in this year’s edition now number 7,400, which is 600 more than last year.
The festival programme includes competitive street processions, as well as a string of events connected with the ritual called Surva which is on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. There will also be culinary exhibitions, artistic workshops for children, concerts etc.
Plovdiv will offer concerts, bazaars and an ice park for the Christmas and New Year holidays to its citizens and guests, the municipality has announced. Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov will light the Christmas tree in front of the Plovdiv Municipality..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 3° to 19°C, with eastern areas reaching 15–19°C and Sofia around 6°C. The day will be cloudy with widespread rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in western regions overnight and in central and southern..
“Solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine must be based on fundamental principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.” This was stated by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev at the informal video..
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