THE SURVAKAR - MASQUERADE GAMES IN THE “SREDNO KRAISHTE” - VISUAL AND VERBAL DISCOURSE

Abstract

report given by Georgi Svetozarov and Tsvetana Manova at the geographical conference “Geo Decade” 2020 – 2030, is a presentation of a centuries old Bulgarian tradition, which represents “Surva” feast. This feast is tied to ancient customs and traditions for prosperity, health and fertility. The report on the topic: SURVA’S MASQUERADE GAMES IN “SREDNO KRAISHTE” REGION - VISUAL AND VERBAL DISCOURSE, shows the differences and similarities of an old tradition in one municipality, but in several different villages. The text represents the living traditional masquerade games in the days of Surva in the region of “Sredno Kraishte”. The research is based on photo-documentary materials, which are a complete historical source. They are juxtaposed with life narratives to complete and flesh out the picture. This approach makes it possible to trace the performance of the custom„Survakari” in the villages of Zemen, Elov dol, Berende, Gabrov dol, Divlya and Peshtera from the middle of the last century to the present days.