Mummer Kukeri dancer with bizarre costume depicting three-headed monster at the annual Simitlia Kukeri festival in Simitli, Bulgaria, Eastern Europe

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'Simitlia – the ancient land of the Kukeri' annual winter festival in 2023. Kukeri dancers at the Simitlia winter festival in Simitli, Blagoevgrad County. Kukeri is a centuries-old tradition intended to chase evil spirits away and to invite good, held around early winter or midwinter. The participants wear bells, embroidered costumes, and fantastical masks to participate in the winter ritual.

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Size: 4586px × 6871px
Location: Simitli, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, Eastern Europe, Balkans, EU
Photo credit: © Ognyan Trifonov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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