Bulgaria: Fire Dance Ritual (2020)
• January 1st, 2020 • 0h 44min
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Overview
Every year in June, the small Bulgarian village of Balgari celebrates St Constantine with a special ritual. Initiated ‘nestinari’ go into a music-induced trance and dance on bonfires in a display of religious passion.
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