99 years of independence of the Bulgarian city of Bansko

To celebrate 99 years of independence of the city of Bansko, on October 8th this year, free-minded citizens organised an event nobody here had seen before. 

Over a hundred people dressed as soldiers, officers, Bulgarian independence fighters, Bulgarian men, women and children with traditional costumes from this region came together to the square downtown to recreate some of the historical events of 1912.

In the first scene the caracter of Hristo Chernopeev (a Bulgarian revolutionary and member of the revolutionary movement in Macedonia) and his volunteer platoon attacked the ottoman administrative building...

and took over it

Meanwhile the Bulgarian army arrived in Bansko.They were welcomed by the women and children.

by tradition they were given bread and salt

and their clothes were decorated with flowers

A part of the army and voluntary platoon

The rest of the army

The independence was announced and the fun began

Traditional round dance (called horo)

...to be continued