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Bulgaria: Fire Dance Ritual

Bulgaria: Fire Dance Ritual

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 2020

Runtime

0h 44m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Die Feuertänzer aus dem Strandscha-Gebirge

Production Companies

MDR, ARTE, Telekult

Director

Sibylle Smolka

Description

Every year in June, the small Bulgarian village of Balgari celebrates St Constantine with a special ritual. Initiated ‘nestinari’ go into a music-induced trance and dance on bonfires in a display of religious passion.