Bulgarians recreate 17th century wedding at a folk festival

AP Published July 7, 2014
A Bulgarian woman wearing a traditional outfit attends a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
A Bulgarian woman wearing a traditional outfit attends a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
Bulgarians wearing traditional outfits prepare for a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
Bulgarians wearing traditional outfits prepare for a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
Bulgarians wearing traditional outfits attend a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
Bulgarians wearing traditional outfits attend a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
A Bulgarian boy wearing a traditional outfit enjoys a sling during a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
A Bulgarian boy wearing a traditional outfit enjoys a sling during a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
Bulgarians wearing traditional outfits attend a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
Bulgarians wearing traditional outfits attend a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
Bulgarians wearing traditional outfits attend a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. Hundreds of Bulgarians on Sunday recreated a 17th century wedding at a folk festival in the northeast of the country. In a spectacular recreation of traditional rituals, a couple got married at the festival in Pchelina, near the city of Razgrad. — Photo by AP
Bulgarians wearing traditional outfits attend a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. Hundreds of Bulgarians on Sunday recreated a 17th century wedding at a folk festival in the northeast of the country. In a spectacular recreation of traditional rituals, a couple got married at the festival in Pchelina, near the city of Razgrad. — Photo by AP
Bulgarians wearing traditional outfits dance during a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
Bulgarians wearing traditional outfits dance during a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
A Bulgarian man with a traditional dancer tattooed on his back dances at a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
A Bulgarian man with a traditional dancer tattooed on his back dances at a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
A newly married Bulgarian couple holds hands during their wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
A newly married Bulgarian couple holds hands during their wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
A Bulgarian priest gets a photograph with a group of women wearing traditional outfits before a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
A Bulgarian priest gets a photograph with a group of women wearing traditional outfits before a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
Bulgarian women wearing traditional outfits walk with a balloon during a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
Bulgarian women wearing traditional outfits walk with a balloon during a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
A Bulgarian man carries a ram, offered as a good luck present to a newly wed couple during their wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
A Bulgarian man carries a ram, offered as a good luck present to a newly wed couple during their wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
A Bulgarian woman holds 2 year-old Kristina while dancing at a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. Hundreds of Bulgarians on Sunday recreated a 17th century wedding at a folk festival in the northeast of the country. — Photo by AP
A Bulgarian woman holds 2 year-old Kristina while dancing at a wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. Hundreds of Bulgarians on Sunday recreated a 17th century wedding at a folk festival in the northeast of the country. — Photo by AP
Denislav, a Bulgarian man, rings bells during his wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
Denislav, a Bulgarian man, rings bells during his wedding in Pchelina, Bulgaria, Sunday, July 6, 2014. — Photo by AP

Hundreds of Bulgarians on Sunday recreated a 17th century wedding at a folk festival in the northeast of the country.

In a spectacular recreation of traditional rituals, a couple got married at the festival in Pchelina, near the city of Razgrad.

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Samra
Jul 07, 2014 11:16am
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