April 21, 2012
Sofia, Bulgaria
Children wearing national costumes chant the name of Stiliyan Petrov during an event in support of the footballer, who was recently diagnosed with acute leukemia (via guardian.co.uk)

Sofia, Bulgaria

Children wearing national costumes chant the name of Stiliyan Petrov during an event in support of the footballer, who was recently diagnosed with acute leukemia (via guardian.co.uk)

February 19, 2012
Venice, Italy
A couple in traditional costume at the annual Venice carnival. The city’s streets are filled with revellers wearing costumes and masks, during the event that lasts nearly three weeks (via guardian.co.uk)

Venice, Italy

A couple in traditional costume at the annual Venice carnival. The city’s streets are filled with revellers wearing costumes and masks, during the event that lasts nearly three weeks (via guardian.co.uk)

January 7, 2012
Berlin, Germany
Demonstrators dressed as farm animals protest in front of the Chancellery (via guardian.co.uk)

Berlin, Germany

Demonstrators dressed as farm animals protest in front of the Chancellery (via guardian.co.uk)

September 24, 2011
London, UK
Competitors in gorilla costumes run around a 7km circular route in full gorilla costume, raising funds for the Gorilla Organization. (via ZUMA Pictures Of The Day)

London, UK

Competitors in gorilla costumes run around a 7km circular route in full gorilla costume, raising funds for the Gorilla Organization. (via ZUMA Pictures Of The Day)

August 21, 2011
Bulgarian Interior Minister Honors Folk Fest in Traditional Attire
Bulgaria’s Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, and his wife Desislava, surprised residents and visitors of the Balkan village of Zheravna by appearing fully dressed in traditional folk costumes.
Tsvetanov tried his pottery skills and made a clay dish in minutes.
Zheravna, birthplace of prominent Bulgarian short story writer Yordan Yovkov, holds over the weekend its annual folk festival dedicated to the Bulgarian folk attire and folk music. It is titled “Leap in Time” and lasts 3 days. It is organized for the fourth consecutive time. (via Novinite.com)

Bulgarian Interior Minister Honors Folk Fest in Traditional Attire

Bulgaria’s Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, and his wife Desislava, surprised residents and visitors of the Balkan village of Zheravna by appearing fully dressed in traditional folk costumes.

Tsvetanov tried his pottery skills and made a clay dish in minutes.

Zheravna, birthplace of prominent Bulgarian short story writer Yordan Yovkov, holds over the weekend its annual folk festival dedicated to the Bulgarian folk attire and folk music. It is titled “Leap in Time” and lasts 3 days. It is organized for the fourth consecutive time. (via Novinite.com)

June 2, 2011
Manneken Pis: costumes worn by the statue of the urinating toddler in Brussels 
(via Telegraph)

Manneken Pis: costumes worn by the statue of the urinating toddler in Brussels

(via Telegraph)

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