The kids were the best part of the Mummer Festival.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
The Georgia Contingent
These kids wearing Georgian costume can spin around really fast on the their knees. Ouch!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Bulgarian ladies in traditional folk dress
I hope my girlfriends and I still want to dress up when we're 85.
The Wandering Mummer
There was also a contingent of Wookies, who wore crossbows attached to their artillery belts and marched in a phalanx to Vader's theme song.
You're kind of wondering if I'm kidding, right?
Sunday, February 10, 2008
It's not all bells and smells at Mummer fest 2008
Drag is common at the Mummer festival (another similarity that Pernik shares with Baltimore). If you're just tuning in, I'm posting my photos from the 2008 Mummer (aka Kookeri) Festival in Pernik. It might be like carnivale in Latin American countries, but I wouldn't know, because I only sort of know what I'm talking about here. One of the main differences is that instead of people dressing up in feathers and bikinis and dancing to the rhythm of the night, the participants dress in terrifying animal skins and masks and shake violently to drum beats.
But not this guy. This fella was part of a crew of Roma mummers who dressed up in drag and carried around puppies and pigs in carriages and slings. That's one way to go.
It smells like a goat up in here!
These kookeri (another name for the mummers) were dancing intensely to the drumbeats. The smell was also intense.
Mummer's Festival 2008: Crazy Fur
Hey! Long time no blog. I got this job and all of a sudden it's like I don't care about what's really important. Anyhow, I have lots of fun things to show you...FROM BULGARIA. Imagine that. This here's a picture from the Mummer's Festival in Pernik, which is not necessarily a beautiful city, but they sure can throw a parade.
The festival revolves around an age-old tradition where the bachelors in town get together to drink, don some crazy skins and scary masks, drink, dance away evil spirits and shimmy for fertility. And drink. Sounds like a Friday night in Baltimore to me. This particular festival (they're held all over the country at the end of January) showcased folk performances and games from international mummers groups, some of whom came all the way from India, Ireland, Serbia and Georgia (the country, folks)! I'll post more photos over the next couple days.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Don't clean your shoes on this one.
Well, I got a job, but look at who I get to work with! Like the other IT guys, he's a little reclusive and prickly, but really cute. He belongs to my workmate Georgi who rescued him from the mean streets of Sofia. So far, we've seen him sleep, crawl around, and puke up water. Awesome!
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