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Mummers day (Kukerovden) is another tradition, Bulgarians inherited from the ancient Thracia. Mummers fests are similar to the Western Europe’s carnivals. In the past they used to go to dance at night, to chase bad spirits away from the villages and fields. That’s why, people would welcome mummers in their homes with generous gifts – mummers bring health, fertility and prosperity to the house and the hosts. Usually, the celebrations are held around the day of Saint Theodore, which is known as Horses Easter.