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Malanca Winter Customs Festival of Crasna
Festivalul obiceiurilor de iarnă "Malanca" de la Crasna
Crasna, Ukraine
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Each Old New Year, the Bukovinian village of Crasna fills with masked figures for its Malanca. Villagers dress as bears, devils, and other traditional characters and move through the village over the nights of January 13 and 14, in a celebration of one of the most vivid midwinter customs of the region.
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Crasna, Bukovina (Chernivtsi), Ukraine
Crasna, Ukraine
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Malanca Winter Customs Festival of Crasna
Festivalul obiceiurilor de iarnă "Malanca" de la Crasna
Crasna, Ukraine
Each Old New Year, the Bukovinian village of Crasna fills with masked figures for its Malanca. Villagers dress as bears, devils, and other traditional characters and move through the village over the nights of January 13 and 14, in a celebration of one of the most vivid midwinter customs of the region.
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About Malanca Winter Customs Festival of Crasna
Malanca Winter Customs Festival of Crasna is the Old New Year (January 13–14) Malanka celebration of the village of Crasna in Bukovina (Chernivtsi Oblast). Villagers dress as traditional Malanka characters — bears, devils, and other figures — and move through the village in costume and mask, performing the region's winter customs.
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Malanca Winter Customs Festival of Crasna is the Old New Year (January 13–14) Malanka celebration of the village of Crasna in Bukovina (Chernivtsi Oblast). Villagers dress as traditional Malanka characters — bears, devils, and other figures — and move through the village in costume and mask, performing the region's winter customs.
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Bukovina (Chernivtsi)
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