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..
Pernik, which is a member of the Federation of European Carnival Cities, is getting ready for the Surva festival. 10,000 participants from the country and abroad have stated they are going to take part in t he 29 th edition of the international..
More than 200 survakari , master mask-makers and folk dancers descended on Borisova Gradina Park in Sofia to present the festival Surva which is to be held in Pernik at the end of January, a festival going back to 1966...
Surva is a winter tradition typical of Central Western Bulgaria – Pernik, Breznik, Zemen, Radomir and the surrounding area. The ritual is on theUNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Photos: EPA/BGNES/VASSIL DONEV
Let's drive away the evil forces on Surva! - is the motto of the largest festival of masquerade games in Bulgaria and the Balkans . Traditionally, the festival held in the town of Pernik brings together thousands of participants,..
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..
Since unknown times Bulgarians have welcomed January 1 with the wishes of the survakari, who continue to visit homes of people on the first day of the New Year: “Surva, a Happy New Year, a golden wheat-ear in the field, a red apple in the..
Traditionally, the residents of villages in the region of Bulgaria’s Pernik will light the ritual fires also this year to celebrate the Surva holiday. The custom, which is part of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site, dictates that locals disguise..
The measures are yielding “extremely positive data”: Weekly coronavirus briefing PM Boyko Borissov described the anti-epidemic measures as "the mildest and most sparing of people’s mental state" and at the same time "enabling the..
By introducing flexible and adequate anti-epidemic measures, it will be possible for customs respected by Bulgarian citizens to be carried out, such as the upcoming traditional masquerade games in Pernik. This has been decided at a meeting with..
