The photo presents Pomaks festival and dances near Breznitsa village. The place is called "Trebishte" and used for local community`s entertainment Paper, Bad quality.
The photo presents a Pomak family. The man with the beard (left) was Mehmed`s great-grandfather. He was a soldier at the Ottoman army during First World War. He died in the hospital in Bulgaria. Paper, Bad quality.
The photo presents musicians at Pomak wedding. The guests are in front of them and according to traditions they wear flowers in the lapels Paper, good quality.
The photo presents oil fighters. The ritual is a mans competition and it is called "oil fights". It happened on different occasions as Kurban Bayram and sunnet. The fighters were covered in oil. The winner gained a ram. The communist regime in Bulgaria stopped by violence the tradition at the be...