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Belitsa-Semkovo 2024 festival for mountain lovers

Photo: Facebook / Semkovo

A winter festival Belitsa-Semkovo 2024 is opening today for lovers of the mountains. “This year there will be a diverse cultural programme, winter games and fun, a stage for the performers of Bulgarian folk music,” said Belitsa mayor Radoslav Revanski. 


Visitors from 24 countries are expected in the mountain resort of Semkovo, some 17 kms. North of Belitsa.


The festival will officially open at 11.30 AM, after which kukeri from Bansko will perform traditional rituals to banish evil spirits. There will also be performances by the Belitsa folklore ensemble, Yordan Nikolov with Pirinsko Troyche and ensemble Gaitan



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