Kukeri are Bulgarian ritual carnival figures, men predestined as beasts or as the typical characters: the grandmother, the grandfather, the publican, the king). Their main purpose is to ward off evil forces. They are also called chaushis, babugers, stanchinaris, dervishes, old men, saturs or jamalars. The games are performed only by men, mostly bachelors. These evil chasers perform their New Year's rituals...
The fantastic creatures in our folklore
Many fantastic creatures exist in the pre-Christian beliefs of the Bulgarians. They are either good or bad and have super natural powers. Even when Christianity penetrates deeply into the life of a Bulgarian, he does not give up his old beliefs, but somehow adapts them to Christian beliefs and traditions. More about supernatural beings in our folklore you can…
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Symbolism in folk art - THE HYSTERS and the DRAGON
From "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of the Bulgarians" Orisnits The people call them orisnits or adverbs. The three women who, on the third day after the child's birth, go to his home at night and determine his fate. Orisnikas are of different ages. They stand above his head and the youngest begins. Then the middle and finally the oldest. The power…
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The cards - should we play or guess?
A Brief History of Cards Playing cards are small rectangles of thick cardboard or thin plastic used in card games. A complete set of playing cards is called a pack or deck. The cards in a deck are of the same shape and size. The cards are also used for focussing, "card reading"...
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THE FIREPLACES - customs and symbolism
From "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of the Bulgarians" (see in the Shop) Nesting - the Bulgarian phenomenon The roots of this typical Bulgarian custom can be traced back to the times of paganism. The history of chimney making can be traced all the way back to the Thracians. Our ancient ancestors worshiped the Sun as a god and believed in immortality. Considers…
Tales from the Four Broomsticks Bar - The Walk - Part 2
author: Delta Walk - part 2 And indeed. The two witches had entered deep into the forest. They didn't know how they had pushed themselves into the thick thickets and wondered how they got here. There was no way. Not even a path. Just a bush. The playing field wasn't even level. On one side of them was a steep ravine. On their other side the slope was…
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Tales from the Four Broomsticks Bar - The Walk - Part 1
author: Delta Walk - part 1 Awwww...sneezed Del and startled her friends. – Del??? – all three addressed an unfinished question to the kihilata. They were amazed. He is even so quick to catch a cold...strange. "It's not from Heck," Del replied, sniffling. Heck finally freed himself from the covers and the four went downstairs...
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Tales from the Four Broomsticks Bar - The Cold - Part 1
The Cold - Part 1 author: Hecate Heck a cold. This was a rare but still occurring phenomenon. After harvesting the last pumpkin from the garden, Huck pulled out the beets and the last carrots. She peeled the cabbage and put it in the sauerkraut, then checked the wine, the pickles, the compotes, the butternut squash that Del had brought, she decided it was . . .
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