📜 Ancient festival in Pernik, Bulgaria, known for its masked Kukeri dancers.
🔍 Annual International Festival of Masquerade Games with Thracian roots.
👹 Features masked Kukeri dancers performing ancient rituals.
✨ Witness Bulgaria's largest display of Kukeri dancers🎉 Experience vibrant, noisy carnival atmosphere🎭 See unique handmade masks and traditional costumes📜 Observe ancient Thracian traditions and rituals
⚠️ January temperatures are often below zero, dress warmly🅿️ Parking near city center is difficult during the event
🚆 Consider taking the train from Sofia to Pernik.
🔥 Indigenous rituals are held in surrounding villages on January 13th/14th.
🕒 Annual, typically 3 days in late January or early February (Friday-Sunday)
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