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Baba Marta and magical martenitsa bracelet
Springtime in Bulgaria is closely related with celebrating «Baba Marta» holiday, as well as gifting friends and relatives with homemade traditional bracelets. Warm weather comes to Balkans very early, sun warms up every day more and more, nature wakes up, snowdrops blooms, but any moment the cold can return. Changeable weather conditions are reflected in the folk spirit character — Baba Marta.
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Pomaks and Gagauzes. Features of religion in Bulgaria
The role of religion in Bulgaria is quite large. The church is an important symbol of identity, as well as a factor in physical, spiritual and cultural identity. In addition to patron of national art, at one time, the Bulgarian Church also acted as the custodian of significant, and sometimes even illegally published, books. This allowed Bulgaria, revived from the yoke of the Ottoman Empire, to return to its roots.
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Myths about Bulgaria
Since Soviet times, it was customary to treat Bulgaria, the most accessible country for residents of the USSR at that time, with some disdain. Abroad, but not real, not like France or Italy. As a result, many people still believe in numerous myths about Bulgaria.
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Cooker games or carnival in Bulgarian
Kukers usually appear in the winter season, which is partly understandable; in the summer the sun would hardly allow them to stay in such costumes for a long time. According to tradition, Kukers drive away evil spirits and creatures from a person’s home and household, and also win over good patrons of a good harvest.