The "Surva" International Festival of Masquerade Games attracted visitors from across Europe to the Bulgarian city of Pernik. The three-day event, which started on January 27, is part of traditional ...

Though Korea and Bulgaria are geographically more than 8,000 kilometers apart, they have a lot of similarities in food, climate, history and traditions. Traditional Korean clothing, known as Hanbok, ...

Bulgarian folk costumes were worn for the first time in the 2014 Seychelles International Carnival of Victoria. "We believe that the Seychelles International Carnival of Victoria is now among the five ...

It’s colourful, it’s loud and it is filled with centuries of tradition. This is the Surva Festival in the Pernik region, the oldest masquerade event in Bulgaria. After a three-year break due to the ...

With her eyes tightly shut and her face covered with paint, sequins and paper flowers, Bulgarian bride Fatme Inus followed centuries of tradition in her village when she married her groom yesterday.

The Surva International Festival Of The Masquerade Games is the largest traditional folklore event across the whole of the Balkan Peninsula. Performing 'Mummers' line up ahead of the annual Surva ...