March 1, 2003 - The poster advertising the national Koukeri in Rakovski.
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This troupe of folk dancers from Serbia made the long journey to Rakovski for the Bulgarian Koukeri in March, 2003. Their music and lively, intricate ...
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The Koukeri is a festival left over from ancient times. Its purpose is to scare away the evil spirits of winter and bring good weather and fertility t...
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In addition to being colorful, the Koukeri is also a noisy event. Those are bells hung from the waist of these dancers and the din is enough to scare ...
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Combining noise and frightening costumes, these "bears" from Drama, Greece were part of the International Kouokeri in Rakovski.
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Keeping with the "frightening" theme were these bell-toting dancers, faces and arms darkened to represent some evil spirits.
