The Celebration of St. Todor’s Day in Kremicovtsi near Sofia in ...
Afterwards the terrain was prepared for the horse obstacle-race. Aleksadar Penev came back from USA several years ago. And while the audience admired the exquisite and semantic performance of Baga-Tur, the precise ride of Aleksadar Penev and the graceful leaps of the competitive horses, a great surprise came from the air. Bulgarian Traditions and Customs Dedicated to the Horses. Everything on this day is connected with the horses and the most attractive part of the festival is the horse races, known as �kushii�.St. He has taught everything from the American cowboys and now he gives this mastery in Bulgaria. He was riding his horse without any rein, only with a tiny rope around the neck of the horse and he made a lasso throwing demonstration. It is marked on the first Saturday of the Easter day fasting. It started about 10 o�clock with a heady horse race. Later on they performed the fighting techniques and the riding skills of the Bulgarian warriors. One of the festal spots was the village of Kremikovtsi near Sofia city. Proto-Bulgarians left in history as supreme riders and fighters, and the representatives of Baga-Tur proved that with their exquisite ride.Another perfect rider, Aleksandar Penev, showed how the harmony between the horse and man can be achieved. Proto-Bulgarians were nomads and they were known horse people. Small red biplaner - Pitts, appeared from nowhere making some incredible and extremely dangerous figures in the sky.The celebration of St. Teodor (Todor) is represented as rider on a white horse so he was well accepted as a horse patron in Bulgaria after the Conversion in 864. The graceful animal was their war machine, their transport and first of all, their best friend. The holiday is also famous as Tudoritsa or the Horse�s Easter day. The horses are very reputable in Bulgaria. The merriment and the good mood were assured by liters of beer and great number of meat balls, grilled meat and many other delicious dishes and I�m sure that St. The show was organized by �Ezda� (Ride) magazine. Their show started with the re-creation of some Thracian war and sacrificial rituals. There were tree rounds of the competition and the horses and their riders had to overcome tree levels of the obstacles height. This holiday is a mixture between the Christianity and the pagan rituals which is typical for the Bulgarian traditions. Todor is still very important in the Bulgarian customs and religious calendar. Todor was satisfied with the way by which people hounored his name. Todor�s Day in Kremicovtsi near Sofia in Bulgaria. Todor�s day is celebrated all over Bulgaria. Todor�s day went on with another horse race (kushiya), and a competition between heavy-freight horses, pulling heavy timbers. Website by EBPW.All photos and texts in this website are copyrighted and owned by Bononia Ltd. While the animals and people were taking a rest between the different sets, members of the surviving school Baga-Tur performed several very attractive spectacles related to the Bulgarian history through the centuries.
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