Monday, February 9, 2009

How the Festival Ended

The Seventh Annual International Festival of Kukeri and Masquerade Games “Kukove – Rakovski 2009” has come to an end. This year, in spite of the relatively short period of time for organizing, the 15 groups scrambled here for the prize. Two groups from the Republic of Macedonia participated in the opening ceremonies and at the beginning of the second day, followed by young majorettes from the Village of Trude in the Plovdiv Region who gave the start of the groups from Bulgaria.
A jury including Mrs. Irena Bokova, Mr. Angel Yankov, Mr. Nikolai Nenov, Mrs. Svetla Dimitrova, and Mrs. Tania Mareva, after a brief deliberation, delivered the following awards:
For good performance:
Village of Sokolitsa, Municipality of Karlovo; Town of Banya, Municipality of Karlovo; Village of Gabra, Municipality of Elin Pelin; Village of Kovachevtsi, Municipality of Kovachevtsi; Village of Kliment, Municipality of Karlovo;
For instruction in tradition:
Kukeri Association Alexandrovo – Osetenovo – Manolovo; Village of Karavelovo, Municipality of Karlovo; Village of Vasil Levski, Municipality of Karlovo; Village of Kamen, Municipality of Sliven;
For artistry and costumes:
Village of Stefanovo, Municipality of Radomir; Town of Batanovtsi, Municipality of Pavel Banya;
For artistry and support of the tradition:
Village of Shiroka Lucka, Municipality of Smolyan; Village of Turia, Municipality of Pavel Banya;
and the vote for complex performance:
City of Yambol; Town of Pavel Banya
Awards of achievement and encouragement go to the seven children’s kukeri groups from the municipality, who participated in the opening ceremonies of the festival.

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