collected by OkimiTumblr (3.0; @kukeri)http://kukeri.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/da2be2acc6a2692a0817c14e4ad84a8e/tumblr_mm6apiaDZd1rt030go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lachlanrdale.tumblr.com/post/49435443727/bulgaria-on-new-years-day-men-cover-themselves">lachlanrdale</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>BULGARIA:</strong> On New Year’s Day men cover themselves with goatskins to impersonate the Kukeri, who both embody and chase away evil spirits. In the past they’d brush against women to bestow fertility.</p> <p>Photograph by Charles Fréger</p> <p>Source: <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/europes-wild-men/freger-photography#/17-kukeri-bulgaria-670.jpg">National Geographic</a></p> </blockquote>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/49436303410http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/49436303410Thu, 02 May 2013 09:48:54 -0400okimi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/949ff78c3c39e5a70fa6f9b6a20d16aa/tumblr_mi1s15HzYc1qcx3xqo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f9a5cbd354938877f4bfd09280368847/tumblr_mi1s15HzYc1qcx3xqo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/22d9cadb5d4b5a8c6487c3e339b8b622/tumblr_mi1s15HzYc1qcx3xqo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f198861e5c12af6c68e10f438f2474c8/tumblr_mi1s15HzYc1qcx3xqo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1980cd341c99b54f8d8715f2bb30586c/tumblr_mi1s15HzYc1qcx3xqo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5b9e981ef47949dcaaa26e2ce3cf3541/tumblr_mi1s15HzYc1qcx3xqo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ddf6db86227d98cec1675cf80114961a/tumblr_mi1s15HzYc1qcx3xqo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e6a670a96b8b54cccb5817ff30638757/tumblr_mi1s15HzYc1qcx3xqo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/148523e3071f6c22ad2f1b3c30224fb3/tumblr_mi1s15HzYc1qcx3xqo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/817bf3f577ff892f1cfd553ab37c3d89/tumblr_mi1s15HzYc1qcx3xqo10_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pistoletti.tumblr.com/post/42831171648/meet-the-kukeri-xxll-international-festival-of">pistoletti</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Meet the Kukeri</strong>. XXll International Festival of the Masquerade Games <a href="http://surva.org/TheFestival_Eng.html" title="Сурва 2013">Сурва 2013</a>, Pernik, Bulgaria.<br/><br/>This is an old Bulgarian tradition, based on a pagan ritual, performed to scare and chase the devils away. That’s why the masks are the main components and usually represent animals like rams, goats or bulls (it probably has something to do with the idea of reincarnation). Everything is replete with symbols: white stands for water and light; red for fire and sun, etc. Also, the creation of one’s costume/mask is as much a part of the ritual as the performance. The masked men don’t speak, but rather walk and dance in a special step. So <a href="http://youtu.be/fxwb3H4aSNY" title="the impact gets even bigger by the sound of the bronze bells that hang on them">the impact gets even bigger by the sound of the bronze bells that hang on them</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/44674635329http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/44674635329Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:15:09 -0500okimi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b3bf1a19f037e62c002e2b3712ad06ad/tumblr_mi466a2w5y1qzikspo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vicemag.tumblr.com/post/42927637290/kukeri-is-a-traditional-bulgarian-ritual-that">vicemag</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Kukeri is a traditional Bulgarian ritual that takes place sometime between the New Year and Lent. Grown men dress up in furry costumes and go dancing around villages, in an attempt to scare away evil spirits and bring good harvest and health to the community for the year.</p> <p>They do this by imitating various physiological acts—like sex and giving birth—and by wearing massive wooden dicks around their waists.</p> <p><a href="http://www.vice.com/read/bulgarian-kukeri?utm_source=vicetumblrus">See more photos</a></p> </blockquote>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/43004511285http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/43004511285Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:32:33 -0500okimi<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kT_xd18EmYg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Сурва Полена 2013, част 12 (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT_xd18EmYg">Антон Коцев</a>)</p>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/42089528973http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/42089528973Sat, 02 Feb 2013 04:04:30 -0500okimi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1732f8f6b54f0d9579f3fe5bc03413b0/tumblr_mhix2to9Rr1r39hzco1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>クケリ (via <a href="http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1033420">Кукери от Разлог дефилират в Перник - DarikNews.bg</a>)</p>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41999641149http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41999641149Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:13:00 -0500okimi<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/z2xtDocdQYw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Сурва Полена 2013 (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2xtDocdQYw">Антон Коцев</a>)</p>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41989655278http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41989655278Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:08:29 -0500okimi<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/74770842c0127b0fd807a49e0aff5e16/tumblr_mh6nb9Rfhv1r39hzco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>クケリ (via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=489092977815842&set=a.489060477819092.108575.141205902604553&type=1&theater">Община Разлог/ Municipality of Razlog</a>)</p>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41436615934http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41436615934Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:11:32 -0500okimi<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e9d2e36e5a70aff6cc1f31d1f10192c9/tumblr_mh6n3qkWlH1r39hzco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>クケリ (via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=489069487818191&set=a.489060477819092.108575.141205902604553&type=1&theater">Община Разлог/ Municipality of Razlog</a>)</p>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41436463549http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41436463549Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:07:01 -0500okimi<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/13951580ae259f4a7affdcc2ceb390cf/tumblr_mh6mznRnLi1r39hzco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>クケリ (via <a href="http://www.simitli.info/?show=1&cid=1682">Simitli.info: Крупнишките кукери с първата награда от „Старчевата”</a>)</p>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41436381349http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41436381349Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:04:34 -0500okimi<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a2c24114a10017ecd73dc0cd2d06e911/tumblr_mh4cp5biQz1rnq9vto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://memoirsofatravelaholic.tumblr.com/post/41347369827/kukeri-in-yambol-bulgaria">memoirsofatravelaholic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Kukeri in Yambol, Bulgaria </p> </blockquote>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41347788929http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41347788929Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:39:54 -0500okimi<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmz1d8ydCB1qzccddo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ofp.tumblr.com/post/41272928843/kukeri-2011-editon">ofp</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>電子書籍『KUKERI / 2011 EDITON』</span></p> <p><span>モコモコした妖精達が町をパレードしながら春の訪れを祝う<br/>ブルガリアの祭り「クケリ」の様子を収めた写真集</span><br/><br/><a href="http://forkn.jp/book/11/"><a href="http://forkn.jp/book/11/">http://forkn.jp/book/11/</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41273501299http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41273501299Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:40:27 -0500okimi<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EmwWsv1eJ8Y?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Сурва - Крупник 2013 (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmwWsv1eJ8Y">Stoyan Nikolchev</a>)</p>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41265934815http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41265934815Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:46:50 -0500okimi<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/360724ff9ba4e4a8afadcaff759b30cd/tumblr_mh24f6YRu91r39hzco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>クケリ (via <a href="http://www.vokrugsveta.ru/blogs/EKoriukina/1706.php">Болгария: фестиваль «Сурва» | Блоги | Вокруг Света</a>)</p>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41245671784http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41245671784Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:33:05 -0500okimi<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/96ad032d59fd21004e06956fcc93d338/tumblr_mh0ipu21td1qzccddo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ofp.tumblr.com/post/41177118387/via">ofp</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>モコモコした妖精達が町をパレードしながら春の訪れを祝う<br/>ブルガリアの祭り「クケリ」の写真集 (via <a href="http://forkn.jp/book/11/">KUKERI | forkN</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41177275679http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/41177275679Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:49:12 -0500okimi<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e3b80ffcd8f83917ead7669ccccc60b3/tumblr_mgv7fh9V5H1r39hzco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>クケリ (via <a href="http://www.blagoevgrad.eu/peti_mejdunaroden_kukerski_festival_starchevata_razlog.html">Blagoevgrad.eu » Над 1500 участници на Пети международния кукерски карнавал „Старчевата” в Разлог</a>)</p>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/40911633756http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/40911633756Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:54:51 -0500okimi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d00bed1424719f47565586c2888c6f8b/tumblr_mgv2j283q41r39hzco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>クケリ (via <a href="http://www.vokrugsveta.ru/blogs/EKoriukina/1706.php">Болгария: фестиваль «Сурва» | Блоги | Вокруг Света</a>)</p>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/40907961242http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/40907961242Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:09:00 -0500okimi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b5c09cd5a6a9c3fd340d6268c7d1fcad/tumblr_mgmeicdzt31r39hzco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>クケリ (via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151656998948709&set=a.275869693708.189623.274888988708&type=1&theater">СТРУМСКО</a>)</p>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/40519465916http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/40519465916Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:49:00 -0500kukeriokimi<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/88_wNPc5MZU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Кукери - групата на Крупник в Симитли - 12.01.2013 (3) (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88_wNPc5MZU">Stoyan Nikolchev</a>)</p>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/40501407726http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/40501407726Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:51:25 -0500okimi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7d05ebcac11c4a617334c88710569faf/tumblr_mgic3sd1Ml1r39hzco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>クケリ (via <a href="http://www.focus-news.net/?id=n1737078">В Симитли се провежда юбилейният Десети фестивал на кукерските и маскарадните игри - Информационна агенция “Фокус”</a>)</p>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/40327428273http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/40327428273Sat, 12 Jan 2013 05:07:00 -0500kukeriokimi<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7f-q-RorcI0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Dolna Mopoliq BG kukeri Ivanov den (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f-q-RorcI0">Evalina Dimitrova</a>)</p>http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/40000954262http://kukeri.tumblr.com/post/40000954262Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:49:34 -0500okimi