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The soils are mostly black clay and alluvial-meadow. The soils of the mountainsides are light-brown forest and the ones of the mountain ridges are mountain-meadow.
The hollow is famous for its rich beds of coals. Limestone rocks are also of importance to the industry. The town of Pernik is on one of the oldest trade routes on the Balkans, i.e. Sofia - Salonika - Scopje, which is the shortest route connecting the Dunabe and the Aegean Sea. The town of Pernik is 30 km away from the capital Sofia.
The festival is organized on a broad public base under the auspices of the Cultural ministry. It is the most significant mass cultural event in the region. More than 3000 performers from all over Bulgaria, as well as formations from many European countries take part in the festival. It is an an illustration of the most vital and deep-rooted traditions in bachelor fancy-dress rites, which were started in the remote past and have been preserved by the present day. The event is an original performance of winter and early spring fancy-dress rites, which are still popular. |
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The
town of Pernik is a picturesque hollow in the western part of Middle
Bulgaria. The total area of the hollow field is about 157 km2,
it is 22 km long, extending in the southeast-northwest direction. Its
narrowest part is about 4 kilometers long. The hollow is between 700 and
850 m above the sea level. It is surrounded by the mountains of Golo Bardo,
on the south, Vitosha, on the east and Liulin, on the north-east. The town
is situated along the upper reaches of the river Struma. Its source is to
the south of the highest peak in the Vitosha mountain, Cherni Vruh, and it
is one of the longest rivers in the country, it's total length being 290
km.
Tendencies
in farming are determined by the following conditions: soils that are
difficult to cultivate, the late spring and the early autumn. The
crops that are best to grow here are rye, barley, maize, lentils and
potatoes.
The
international festival of fancy-dress dance is held in the town of Pernik
every even year at the first weekend after New Year's Day (January 14
according to the Old Style calendar).