Some cool pictures
from Bulgaria
Proud Balkan Mountain....The
symbol of Bulgaria!
...This is the Zograf
Monastery - the place where the first Bulgarian history was written.
...This is the beautiful
Rila Monastery - responsible for the preservation of the Bulgarian culture
and spirit during the Ottoman yoke.
...This is the St.
George church in Sofia - one of the oldest churches in Europe.
...This is the so
called "Madarski Konnik" - a mystic sculpture on the rocks near
the town Shumen. The name of the Bulgarian who made it is unknown, but
this sculpture is part of the Bulgarian history (created during the reign
of Khan Omurtag) and has always been revered as one the Bulgarian miracles.
...The icon of Cyrill&Methodius
- the Bulgarians who created the Slavic alphabet (the picture to the right)
and gave all the countries with Slavic population (roughly half of Europe)
the chance to develop their unique cultures and to become what they are
today.
...These are Levsky(on
the left picture) and Botev - the people who did a lot for the liberation
of Bulgaria from Ottoman yoke.
...Men with wind-pipes
- one of the symbols of the Bulgarian folklore and tradition. Some of the
songs played on these instruments and performed by Bulgarian singers were
placed into the space-ship "Voyager" as a message to any extraterrestrial
life this ship will encounter.
...Here are some good
looking Bulgarians. Well, you cannot meet such people in Bulgaria now,
except at some folklore feasts like the ones below.
...A typical folklore
feast with
thousands of people
dancing
the traditional Bulgarian
"horo".
...The "Kukeri" dancers - a very
old Bulgarian tradition. Bulgarians believe that these dancers dressed
like monsters have excorcist powers and bring happines and health to the
places they visit.
...Men dancing during
a folklore feast.
...Another "gaidar"
- a man
playing on a wind-pipe.
The other pictures shows men playing on a "gaida" and "tapan" (something
like a large drum).
...And of course,
the traditional Bulgarian "trapeza". Believe me, Bulgarians know
how to live! Cooking and making incredibly good wine are some of the things
they do best.
...Here are two typical,
picturesque Bulgarian houses.
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