{"id":840,"date":"2019-05-10T16:04:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T13:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/survakari.com\/en\/?p=840"},"modified":"2019-05-13T19:38:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T16:38:12","slug":"gabrov-dol-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/survakari.com\/en\/2019\/05\/10\/gabrov-dol-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabrov Dol Village"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gabrov dol is in the outskirts of\nCherna Gora Mountain, 28 km to the west of Pernik. Each of its inhabitants\nspeaks of the Surova<\/em> feast with love.\nEspecially inspired is the story of one of the old-time survashkari<\/em>: \u201cI was born in\n1949 and in 1955, just 6 years old, I began playing in the survashkari group.\nThe games are on 13 and 14 January \u2013 amidst winter. It could happen that I am\nsick, with a high temperature, but when the old masked survashkari go to play\nin the night on the 13th<\/sup>, I get out of bed and go with them. I play\nall night and in the morning I am healthy. There were many other children in\nthe group as well.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nmen manufactured the likove (masks) in the town hall building, and we, the children,\nhovered around them all day long. The masks of Gabrov dol are the best and the\nlightest, because we make the construction from branches, then we stretch on\nthem a canvas and we put feathers and wings from all kinds of birds on it. But the\nwhole village collects those feathers, in each house and months before the\nevent. There was a moment when the whole village started breeding turkeys for\nthe sake of the survashkari\u2019s masks. On the feast itself, we visited the houses\nin our village for good health, but we also went to the neighboring villages \u2013\nBerende, Elov dol, Kosharevo, Svetlya, Chepino.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\nis the same on Surova until today \u2013 all day and all night, all roads and paths\nin between<\/em>\n<\/em>are\nfilled with bells, masks and games. Unearthly beauty\u2026 And we are the prettiest.\nI have written a poem about Surova.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabrov dol Surova pretty \u2013
Tradition is alive with us.
Our masks shine with beauty,
They don\u2019t have equal in the world.
On 13 January, when the hour strikes
Bells and cowbells start ringing,
The drums beat on the square.
With fearful masks we chase the evil
To go outside of the village.
We wish good luck, health and fertility.
We make tours all over the country,
And even already abroad \u2013
France, Latvia, Taiwan.
Where we step a feast happens,
Everyone is amused with us.
So it will be during the centuries,
You should be sure of it!
On the planet Earth
We are ambassadors of peace.
Where we pass, the evil leaves
And the good is praised.
He who plays with us
Will be healthy and cheerful every hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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