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Pics of the week: Bulgarian bride marries with her eyes closed, face covered

Bulgarian Pomaks from Ribnovo have their unique weddings only in the winter.

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This Bulgarian Pomak bride can't see parts of her own wedding

There are around 200,000 Pomaks - Slavs converted to Islam during Ottoman rule - living in Bulgaria today but only Ribnovo and one other southern village maintain the old wedding rites.

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Bulgarian Pomaks keep traditional wedding alive

The marriage of Nefie Eminkova, 21, and her fiance Schaban Kiselov, 24, is an extravaganza of bright colours, flowers, feasting and dancing. But the bride, who comes from Bulgaria’s Pomak minority, can see none of it. Her eyes must remain tightly closed until a Muslim priest blesses the couple.

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Bulgarian Pomaks keep traditional wedding rite alive

The marriage of Nefie Eminkova, 21, and her fiance Schaban Kiselov, 24, is an extravaganza of bright colours, flowers, feasting and dancing.

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Bulgarian Pomaks keep traditional wedding rite alive

The marriage of Nefie Eminkova, 21, and her fiance Schaban Kiselov, 24, is an extravaganza of bright colours, flowers, feasting and dancing.

Germany , Bulgaria , Ribnovo , Blagoevgrad , Bulgarians , Evgenia-ivanova , World-war , Ethnology-professor-evgenia-ivanova ,

Bulgaria's Muslim minority: Bulgarian Pomaks keep traditional wedding rite alive

A wedding extravaganza of bright colours, flowers, feasting and dancing, yet the bride, Nefie Eminkova, who comes from Bulgaria's Pomak – Muslim – minority, can see none of it. Her eyes must remain tightly closed until the imam gives his blessing.

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Bulgarian Pomaks keep traditional wedding alive

The marriage of Nefie Eminkova, 21, and her fiance Schaban Kiselov, 24, is an extravaganza of bright colours, flowers, feasting and dancing. But the bride, who comes from Bulgaria’s Pomak minority, can see none of it. Her eyes must remain tightly closed until a Muslim priest blesses the couple.

Germany , Bulgaria , Turkey , Ribnovo , Blagoevgrad , Bulgarians , Evgenia-ivanova , Nefie-eminkova , Schaban-kiselov , Penh-post , Bulgarian-pomak

Bulgarian Pomaks keep traditional wedding rite alive

The marriage of Nefie Eminkova, 21, and her fiance Schaban Kiselov, 24, is an extravaganza of bright colours, flowers, feasting and dancing.

Germany , Bulgaria , Turkey , Ribnovo , Blagoevgrad , Bulgarians , Evgenia-ivanova , Nefie-eminkova , World-war , Ethnology-professor-evgenia-ivanova ,

Bulgarian Pomaks keep traditional wedding rite alive

The marriage of Nefie Eminkova, 21, and her fiance Schaban Kiselov, 24, is an extravaganza of bright colours, flowers, feasting and dancing.

Germany , Bulgaria , Turkey , Ribnovo , Blagoevgrad , Bulgarians , Evgenia-ivanova , Nefie-eminkova , World-war , Ethnology-professor-evgenia-ivanova ,