Customs

Each country group presented traditional customs. We discussed them and looked for similar customs among the other contries. This is how we realized how much in common do we have with each other.

Conclusion: Do not forget the past, adapt yourself to the present, create a better future.

We saw the Serbian wedding with shooting an apple and playing a traditional dance.

Forgiveness Day included the kids trying to catch an egg with their mouth.

CUSTOMS

We witnessed how the bride should be prepared for a Turkish wedding.

As well as stealing a young woman for marrying in past Turkish tradition.

Finally, we saw two Turkish families discussing a future marriage and testing the man's will by serving him salty coffee.

- the elaborately costumed Bulgarian men called kukeri performing rituals intended to scare away evil spirits 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 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