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Jan 9, 2023

Surva Folk Festival

София, България

Sofia, Bulgaria

January 8th 2023


Street photography of traditional Bulgarian Masks during Surva festival in Sofia

Folk tradition in Bulgarian is quite vibrant, and mostly revolves around men wearing masks, jingling bells, and dancing suppoesdly to scare away spirits. It takes place during the New Year and Easter time around various villages and towns , but a festival also visited Sofia's largest park today.



Street photography of traditional Bulgarian Masks during Surva festival in Sofia

Long exposure street photography of traditional Bulgarian Masks during Surva festival in Sofia

Street photography of girls dressed in traditional Bulgarian folk clothes waving flags during Surva festival in Sofia

Street photography of traditional Bulgarian Masks during Surva festival in Sofia

Street photography of traditional Bulgarian Masks during Surva festival in Sofia

Street photography of traditional Bulgarian Masks during Surva festival in Sofia


There was also a lot of strange costumes, as well as traditions that I couldn't quite disentangle:


Street photography of man dressed as female doctor with stethoscope and child during traditional Bulgarian folk Surva festival in Sofia

A man with over-the-top makeup, high heels, a blonde curly wig and a doctor's outfit would run around, stop at loud children, read their headbeat with a stethoscope and then open his small designer handbag into which the parent's would put some money. What?


Street photography of traditional Bulgarian Masks during Surva festival in Sofia

Street photography of traditional Bulgarian Masks and costumes during Surva festival in Sofia

Street photography of traditional Bulgarian Masks and costumes during Surva festival in Sofia

Street photography of traditional Bulgarian Masks and bear costumes during Surva festival in Sofia

There was a lot of bear-based persecution, for some reason.

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