Kukeri Foundation invites all who love to take pictures and are fans of the Kukeri custom in Karlovo region to participate in the Kukersafari with their photo report or video reports on Karlovo Kukerfest 2012 (www.kukerfest-karlovo.weebly.com).
The contest reports can include any chosen events of Kukerfest Karlovo 2012, which will continue throughout the Kuker week between the Meate-Fare Sunday and the Cheese-Fare Sunday, ie between 20th and 26th February 2012. Each photo and video report should long no more than six minutes and should be be uploaded on Youtube. Everything else is a matter of creativity of the participants.
Most important events of 2012 are Kukerfest Karlovo to be reflected are the traditional KUKER DAY in the Kuker settlements of Karlovo Region (26th February 2012), as well as already traditional REGIONAL KUKER FEAST organized by the Municipality of Karlovo annually (25th February 2012).
The Kukerfest OPENING of 2012 will be on Monday (20 February), with a culinary exhibition, an exhibition of souvenirs and presentation of some scenes from Kuker Day and Sirnitsa (the Cheese-Fare Sunday). This year, we will have celebrity guests; we expect Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankulov who represented Bulgaria at Eurovision 2007 at rated 5th at the final. They will shoot the Kuker bands of Karlovo region for their advertising film on Bulgaria, and will present the initiative of Elitsa for a Horo for Guiness.
Kukerfest programme also includes the Kuker-art Kid Exhibition, the Children Carnival, a round table on the theme "The Masquerade Tradition for the Modern Man", a Horoteka (folklore disquetheque with playing horo dances), the Kukermoda Fashion Design Contest, inspired by the masquerade tradition, and several special attractions aimed at tourists and guests with venues the villages of Voinyagovo and Kliment and the towns of Banya, Kalofer and Karlovo.
The aim of the organizers of the Kukeri Foundation and the chitalishtes (community cultural centres) is to contribute to the promotion of both culture and tourism opportunities in Karlovo region, as well as to the good mood of all residents and guests.
The deadline for receiving of the contest photo and video reports is March 31, 2012. The three prizes for the winners will be determined by a mixed vote by a jury and the public, and include packages from the region of Karlovo and the area.
The sponsors of "Kukersafari" and Kukerfest Karlovo 2012 are: Skayekstrem; Shambhala Centre, Shterev Hotels, El Paraiso Hotel Karlovo and Chateau Copsa Winery.
More information about the "Kukersafari": on the site of Kukerfest www.kukerfest-karlovo.weebly.com
Most important events of 2012 are Kukerfest Karlovo to be reflected are the traditional KUKER DAY in the Kuker settlements of Karlovo Region (26th February 2012), as well as already traditional REGIONAL KUKER FEAST organized by the Municipality of Karlovo annually (25th February 2012).
The Kukerfest OPENING of 2012 will be on Monday (20 February), with a culinary exhibition, an exhibition of souvenirs and presentation of some scenes from Kuker Day and Sirnitsa (the Cheese-Fare Sunday). This year, we will have celebrity guests; we expect Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankulov who represented Bulgaria at Eurovision 2007 at rated 5th at the final. They will shoot the Kuker bands of Karlovo region for their advertising film on Bulgaria, and will present the initiative of Elitsa for a Horo for Guiness.
Kukerfest programme also includes the Kuker-art Kid Exhibition, the Children Carnival, a round table on the theme "The Masquerade Tradition for the Modern Man", a Horoteka (folklore disquetheque with playing horo dances), the Kukermoda Fashion Design Contest, inspired by the masquerade tradition, and several special attractions aimed at tourists and guests with venues the villages of Voinyagovo and Kliment and the towns of Banya, Kalofer and Karlovo.
The aim of the organizers of the Kukeri Foundation and the chitalishtes (community cultural centres) is to contribute to the promotion of both culture and tourism opportunities in Karlovo region, as well as to the good mood of all residents and guests.
The deadline for receiving of the contest photo and video reports is March 31, 2012. The three prizes for the winners will be determined by a mixed vote by a jury and the public, and include packages from the region of Karlovo and the area.
The sponsors of "Kukersafari" and Kukerfest Karlovo 2012 are: Skayekstrem; Shambhala Centre, Shterev Hotels, El Paraiso Hotel Karlovo and Chateau Copsa Winery.
More information about the "Kukersafari": on the site of Kukerfest www.kukerfest-karlovo.weebly.com