🎄 New Year's Fair 🚶 Christmas Tree and the Sea walk in Burgas 🇧🇬 Bulgaria – December - 2024 - 4K

In Bulgaria, New Year's Eve traditions are characterized by their uniqueness and retain deep roots in the popular culture. Here are a few features:

1. Survaki
On the morning of January 1, the **survaki** ritual takes place. Children and young people go door to door with decorated dogwood branches (survachki) symbolizing health and good luck. They easily “pat” the owners on the back with these branches, saying good wishes. In return they receive sweets, nuts or money.

2. bannitsa with surprises
A **bannitsa** is traditionally served at the New Year's table - a pie filled with cheese or spinach, in which paper notes with wishes for the year (e.g. “good luck”, “health”, “travel”) are put. Each guest pulls out their piece and finds out what awaits them in the new year.

3. Martens
Although martenitsy (red and white ornaments) are given on March 1, preparations for this custom often begin on New Year's Day. It is a symbol of spring and the hope of good health.

4. Roast pig and sarmi
Meat dishes, especially roast piglet and **sarmi** - stuffed cabbage leaves, a symbol of prosperity, are obligatory on the festive table.

5. Kuker rites
In some regions, especially in January, there are kuker festivals. Men wear masks and costumes with bells to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck for the coming year.

These traditions combine modernity and folk customs, creating a unique festive atmosphere that can only be seen and felt in Bulgaria.

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