Kukeri-karlovo

Mummers, mysticism, ancient and modern


Among the most colorful rituals in the traditional Bulgarian calendar are mummers. The ritual mask in Bulgarian folk group comes from the distant "end time", that "end time", called by us paganistichno in which the war was entered into the skin of an animal totem, the human team is seeking its place in the cosmic order, and magical practices are "establishment" balance in nature. Since then, the mask is still alive.
In pagan times, the man is believed that the world of the living and the world of ancestors ECHO tsyalo.V his "ideology" was the leading idea of the fertility of the land, people and zhivotnite.Ubeden that assess the "other world" have the requisite supernatural force "to ensure" that fertility tarselvrazka he was with them in every important moment of your life. To osashestvi it had become "other." Namely the mask is his vehicle to "move beyond" to contribute to their own welfare. It stands on the border between "this" and that "the world priobshava Human Whisperer, helps him to" cross the threshold "to the irrational, to subdue the forces which are subordinated in their daily lives.
In ancient Thracian pagan custom of this guide in honor of Dionysus
Passage of a new status in her husband also happened with the participation of the ancestors, and mask was required.
These ancient beliefs explained prominently in Mr. abogatite semantics masquerade games in the New Year rituals and calendar rannoproletna Bulgarians.
Winter customs with masks running through the "dirty days, from Christmas to St. John. Tlavno are distributed in western Bulgaria, and occur sporadically in other kraishta.Maskiranite survashkari performers are called, bear-leader, kapachi, brazaya, klandza, dzhamaldzhii, babugeri, elders, and cameleer dr.Osnovnata idea in their rituals is the banishment of "evil forces , which in this period come from the dead, and can harm humans. Only protected are masked, which have become "something else" that they have received iosven untouchability and received power and to keep others from evil influence of the mysterious unknown demons.
Rannoproletnoto ritual masking occurs around Maslenitsa in Southeastern Thrace, Rhodope, North Bulgaria and mostly in Srednogorie / Karlovo and Kazanlak / where is the mass. It is associated with the advent of new agricultural year. In the ancient beliefs of many agricultural nations reflected the view that growth of crops depends on the spirits .. These customs are associated with the belief of exorcism of evil spirits and dark forces that are planted in man and nature are in zimata.Te portent of resurgent and awakening in the scenery proletta.S last token is connected to plow and sowing bushel in some characters from igrite.Chrez ordinances are passed from death to life, from chaos to order, leading to imitation wedding razhdane.Maskiranite in these areas are known by names mummers, elders, Kukova, pesyatsi, stanchinari, dzhapalari, cameleer, dervishes, dzhumale, drakusi, kyopek, mosques, salugere, and Arap, and their masks are called hoods, hood, veil, images, kautsi, hats, kyulyafi.
In the near Karlovo in mummers minalot o Old men are wearing name. From here comes the name "Starchova week" or "Starchov Day-days around Maslenitsa-time in which to conduct those shestviya.Vpovecheto of carnival costumes of mummers in the past / mostly in a square-Sushitsa of Karlovo g / black prevailed color of clothes / black, chernodrehi /, so they called Arap. From here comes the old Turkish name of the neighborhood-Sushitsa Arapovo, the mound where they are held at Carnival parades, flamboyant Arapovo mound.
In the Karlovo mummers play and end up there is in the following villages Sushitsa-quarter grams of Karlovo in Vasil Levski, with TANNING with Voynyagovo with Karavelovo sKliment with Stoletovo with Domlyan, Gr Kalofer with Upper Domlyan, Gr Banya with Pesnopoy, nc Lily Bathroom grams of Hissar, in the past has been drawn up and games were held in villages Kurtovo, Mrachenik, gorges.
In each village clothing, masks and games are different, but their message is the same. In Sushitsa elders are two types - "belogashti and badzhatsi. "Belogashtite are clad in white trousers, white dress shirts, hanging with white towels Vesa bear bundles of elongated 5.6-bells" tuchove. Shod with sandals, white leggings, tightened with goldfinch / woven from goat hair, tight rope /. Mask / kyulyafite / are embroidered with beads.
"Badzhatsite"-other kind of old Sushitsa are clad in leather pants otkozi inverted hair away from where comes the name of the other mummers have arapi.Oblecheni-pinafore, white shirt with white embroidered hanging karpa.Kyulyafite are straight, straight inside a cardboard / kautsi / white cloak made of. At his waist a colorful belt that hung 5 large bells.
In a Voynyagovo guise of mummers are high covered with feathers, natural dried flowers, mirrors, colored ribbons and tassels. Here is the specific rotation of the long whip of silk from which it is issued spetsefichen sound.
In a TANNING elders were dressed in black pinafore, prebradeni with black kerchiefs, with trousers, prom whitewashed maska.Na loins bear many bells
In all the villages of character Mummer prismeh.Sachetavaneto causes of fear and myth, performance ihudozhestvena interpetatsiya revealed to the audience neobozrimata magic called carnival.