Bulgaria News » Pernik News Bulgaria » Pernik » Places: Chasing Away Winter's Evil Spirits: Bulgaria's Traditional Masquerade Festival
News channel or source: https://www.rferl.org/a/bulgaria-traditional-masquerade-festival/32245656.html
Published on: Sunday 29 January 2023
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 ...
News Bulgaria » Pernik » Places: Bulgaria's Pernik scares off evil spirits with colorful carnival
News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/bulgarias-pernik-scares-off-evil-spirits-with-colorful-carnival-idUSKCN1PL0FU/
Published on: Saturday 26 January 2019
PERNIK, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Masked revelers in colorful hand-made costumes thronged the streets of Pernik in Bulgaria on Sunday, warding off evil spirits and celebrating the beginning of spring with ...
News Bulgaria » Pernik » Places: Bulgaria: Pernik hosts Europe's biggest winter masquerade
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/bulgaria-pernik-hosts-europe-s-biggest-winter-masquerade/vi-AA1V8iVs
Published on: Tuesday 27 January 2026
Marking six decades, Pernik's Surva International Festival of Masquerade Games opens with 13,000 survakari from Bulgaria and abroad, featuring two weekends of parades (Jan 17-18, 24-25) under UNESCO ...