Kazanlak Rose Festival
As a center of rose and pink color processing Karlovo is famous long before the liberation. For many years it's only living, only in 30-year rose gardens, beautiful scenery and architecture, local rose industry is aware of such attractive things that cause the interest of Bulgarian and foreign tourists.
Initially after the restoration of the home of Levski in Karlovo days 31 May and 1 June (Pentecost and Holy Spirit) is celebrated as the Day of Levski in the town organized a big folk festival, which involves many people across the country. On this occasion also highlights the place of Karlovo as the center of Rose Valley. A curious moment of celebration then introduces us to one of his travelogue of 1936 Nikola Stanev: "In those days, Karlovo is the most beautiful, then it becomes and harvesting of roses. Karlovo field is excited like a sea whose surface fields swings sometimes pink, sometimes mint gardens ... The air is light and bursting with the aroma of various medical and field flowers. Passengers arriving by train, car in continuous rows. They are directed immediately to the churches, the Apostle and the Monument to the market square to the town clock. Everywhere in the streets endless garlands of roses hung on poles, windows, gates and balconies, the homes are decorated as churches and squares. Nimble boys and girls dressed festive with wreaths at the head held in hand large baskets with colorful roses and cheerful submitted free of each guest, and greet him with welcome. "
After 1944 this tradition fading.
In more recent times, this local initiative in May Rose Festival celebrated in the village Rozino Karlovo. The first took place in 1946 when at the end of the village rose picking festival is held and this tradition continues 20 years. A curious fact of this period is that in 1965 the council was invited then-first statesman Todor Zhivkov, who then in the spirit of its people Convergence boarded a specially adapted and painted cart. Unfortunately, the horse is too naughty and naughty and frightened draws the cart with the royal guest. After this incident Todor Zhivkov years dared pripari in Karlovo region, feast in the village of roses by 1966 is prohibited.
In 1967, the Feast of the Rose of Karlovo resumed, but by 1969 a proposal of the local "lobby" in the then-government vahovna Ivan Pramov and Drazen Valcheva established itself as a national. In order not to neglect the other rose-production region, Kazanlak deciding household feast to cross. Held annually the first Sunday of June as the right of households have two rose-production area - Plovdiv and Stara Zagora, which in year over organization and conduct it. Karlovo is hosted on odd-numbered years and even-numbered years Kazanlak these holidays. The most spectacular in the history of the holiday took place in 1975 in Karlovo Karlovo Then on June 15, 1975 for the first time in the history of holidays there and Rose of the feast (Queen of Roses) - then it's student Sarah Harlova. The stadium is organized grandiose spectacle with extras, Uncle Ganyovtsi, helicopter sprayed rose water and mummers folk ensembles and others. waiting to be visited by the head of state Todor Zhivkov, who tactfully avoided the visit. However, then the stadium is "poured" all contemporaneous Politburo, headed by the Minister then President Stanko Todorov, a celebration was broadcast on national television and retransmission intervision. A special celebration for rekonstroiraniyat stadium attended by over 30,000 visitors between them and about 3500 foreigners. Scene of this performance is reflected in the feature film "Avalanche".
Each year, the first Saturday of June, Karlovo is the capital of the most beautiful and fragrant flowers - roses. Pranikat ritual begins with "picking" in the rose fields near Karlovo. Colorful embroidery on shirts embroidered pinafore and merged with the colors of the rose bushes, the serene blue sky resounds from folk songs and svirni.Ot rose garden feast is transferred to the central square of Karlovo. Here the hands of young lads have Queen of the Roses, the most beautiful girl in the year, chosen by competition. With a wreath of roses and studded with flowers of rain, it welcomes guests who come to the feast. Starts colorful and fun festival with lots of songs and dances. Loud bells and bells of mummers acknowledge space. The folk part of the holiday ends with a winding dance. Traditionally on this day art exhibition was opened, which is awarded and recognized by the annual competition "Color aesthetics. Outdoor artisans and artists present works of traditional crafts and applied art, the next day - Sunday feast is transferred in Kazanlak. It includes:
* Rituals "picking" and "Rose"
* Holiday parade
* Call 'Rose Queen'
* International Folklore Festival "Youth of the Balkans"
* Kids Contest "Miss Mini"
* National photo plein-air "In the Valley of Roses"
Rose Festival is celebrated in honor of blooming Kazanlak rose oil. During this festival city is visited by thousands of tourists. Traditionally this holiday is elected and Rose Queen.
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