Nice post!
The roses really ignited my senses. It's like I could smell it, and I actually like rose oil for my face, so I kind of went into a trance while reading this. I bet the smell is beautiful indeed. Would be nice if you showcase a video of you doing folk dances one day. That would be interesting to see.
I've learned something new about your country, and you mentioned that Japanese (your regular patrons) didn't attend, and i can totally see this appealing to the Japanese/ The colour itself liiks so similar to the Cherry Blossoms and Sakura trees.
Cultural stuff really fascinates me:)))
Well, thanks again for the kind words! And thanks for stopping by. I’m happy when I see that our culture and folklore intrigues people from all over the world! I don’t dance anymore, since the children are taking almost all of my time, but you can enjoy some old videos 😁
This is a bit slower kind of a dance with me in the main male role. If you are interested m, there are other clips in that channel too, some of them are faster ones, some slower, from different districts of Bulgaria. You’re always welcome 😉
Wow! That was impressive. I noticed that there was a mixture of different beats; some fast, some slow. I found it soothing, and interesting to see you performing.😊 Cheers for sending this to me. I will make sure to check out some of the other videos. This is a whole new world for me.
Was there some Japanese speaking in this one? I thought I heard a little section with a Japanese lady.
Yup! The lady presents the dance, from the origin and district of Bulgaria where this dance comes from, to the whole story that it represents. I thought that I had wrote the story in the description of my video, but I guess I forgot… 😁
This is very mystical story. The young man is actually a sheep keeper. The sheep keepers used to go up in the mountains during the summers and they stayed there for at least a couple of months. The girl in this story is actually a mythical creature. These “girls” were thought to be unbelievable beautiful and they were stealing young man’s souls. They get the men fall in love with them and then get them go in forests together. Of course no one ever was able to see these men again. The actual sheep keeper has a secret protection tool in his pouch, which was a flower given by his mother. These mystical “girls” had a weak point. They really couldn’t stand being gifted flowers. So at the end of the story, as you can see I show the girls a flower and they all run away. 😁
I really tried to be short about this story. Hope that it doesn’t bother you! 😉
Haha! This story made me laugh out loud. You've written it and given me a vivid image. I'm more fascinated than I can tell you:))))
No, the length doesn't bother me at all.
It's a beautiful story. I hope your boys will grow up to appreciate this part of your culture and also find your participation fascinating.😊
😊The story is so beautiful, I'm blushing😊
In fact this performance is from Japan a long time ago! I can tell that most of my dance career and performances were held in Japan! 😁
If you have means to do this, you can really enjoy a trip to “The valley of the Roses” and experience our culture and festive spirit in person. Maybe next year? 😉