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Bulgaria Pagan New Year
Bulgarian kukeri dancers hold their torches as they perform Surva ritual celebrating the New Year with colorful garments, ...
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New Year, Same as the Old Year
The pagans of Rome engaged in debauchery and resolutions for the new year -- something ... turned the first day of the year into a holy day to curb people's pagan behaviors. Most of Western ...
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Exploding snowmen and pagan rituals: Kick off the New Year at Europe’s most unique winter festivals
Whether it’s torchlit processions, folk dances or modernised pagan rituals ... a fiery celebration steeped in 800-year-old traditions. Dedicated to Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals ...
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Bulgaria Pagan New Year
Bulgarian kukeri dancers perform the ancient Surva ritual around a bonfire celebrating the New Year with colorful garments, bells and masks, to ward off evil spirits and bring prosperity ...