Bulgaria: Fire Dance Ritual

2020 • 0h44m • Documentary

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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.

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Director

Sibylle Smolka

Screenplay