CUSTOMS We also learned about: - the magical Bulgarian nestinarstvo in which a dance is performed barefoot on burning embers for well-being, health, and fertility - the elaborately costumed Bulgarian men called kukeri performing rituals intended to scare away evil spirits - the beautiful festival "Kalenica" (or "Sunny weddings") in which hundreds little girls wear white wedding dresses to be wed to the Sun and perform rituals to bring joy, health and well-being
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