Scare away ghosts, welcome new spring
www.chinaview.cn 2010-01-14 19:02:44   Print
A reveller takes part in the "Kukeri" ritual around bonfire in the village of Gabrovdol, some 30 kilometers from Sofia, Bulgaria, on Jan. 13, 2010. "Kukeri" is an important masked ritual in rural Bulgaria with participants wearing scary masks with the intention to scare away the evil spirits or ghosts, and welcome the upcoming spring.

A reveller takes part in the "Kukeri" ritual around bonfire in the village of Gabrovdol, some 30 kilometers from Sofia, Bulgaria, on Jan. 13, 2010. (Xinhua/Velko Angelov)
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