Feature: Colorful, noisy carnival kicks off in Pernik, Bulgaria

SOFIA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Over 10,000 people wearing masks took part in Bulgaria's traditional masquerade festival on Friday in Pernik, a town located 30 km west of Bulgaria's capital city of Sofia.

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