Old woman and her grandson dressed as kuker - Bulgarian mummer - during an ancient ritual for scaring the evil away

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Old woman proud with the costume of her grandson on Surva celebration, the young man is plying kuker an old ritual for scaring the evil away. The ritual is registered as part of the world culture heritage with UNESCO

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Size: 3200px × 2400px
Location: Yardzhilovtsi, Bulgaria
Photo credit: © Dimitrina Lavchieva / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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