Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Bulgarian women play and sing as they hold a rooster dressed in pants in the village of Krivini, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, on February 2, 2025, during the Rooster's Day celebration when people sacrifice roosters. The feast is mainly celebrated in the eastern part of Bulgaria for the good health of small boys during the year. During the Ottoman occupation, the Janissaries collected a ''Blood Tax,'' which meant they went from house to house and took male offspring from their parents to force them to join the Ottoman military. To indicate which house they had visited, they marked the door with blood. Many mothers tried to save their sons by slaughtering a rooster and painting the door with its blood to trick the Janissaries into thinking they had already been there. Sacrificing a rooster is also a way to honor and remember the times when many roosters saved young boys' lives from being forced into the Ottoman armies. (Photo by Sky Pictures Bulgaria)

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Rooster Day In Bulgaria

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Bulgarian women play and sing as they hold a rooster dressed in pants in the village of Krivini, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, on February 2, 2025, during the Rooster's Day celebration when people sacrifice roosters. The feast is mainly celebrated in the eastern part of Bulgaria for the good health of small boys during the year. During the Ottoman occupation, the Janissaries collected a ''Blood Tax,'' which meant they went from house to house and took male offspring from their parents to force them to join the Ottoman military. To indicate which house they had visited, they marked the door with blood. Many mothers tried to save their sons by slaughtering a rooster and painting the door with its blood to trick the Janissaries into thinking they had already been there. Sacrificing a rooster is also a way to honor and remember the times when many roosters saved young boys' lives from being forced into the Ottoman armies. (Photo by Sky Pictures Bulgaria)
Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Bulgarian women play and sing as they hold a rooster dressed in pants in the village of Krivini, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, on February 2, 2025, during the Rooster's Day celebration when people sacrifice roosters. The feast is mainly celebrated in the eastern part of Bulgaria for the good health of small boys during the year. During the Ottoman occupation, the Janissaries collected a ''Blood Tax,'' which meant they went from house to house and took male offspring from their parents to force them to join the Ottoman military. To indicate which house they had visited, they marked the door with blood. Many mothers tried to save their sons by slaughtering a rooster and painting the door with its blood to trick the Janissaries into thinking they had already been there. Sacrificing a rooster is also a way to honor and remember the times when many roosters saved young boys' lives from being forced into the Ottoman armies. (Photo by Sky Pictures Bulgaria)
Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Bulgarian women play and sing as they hold a rooster dressed in pants in the village of Krivini, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, on February 2, 2025, during the Rooster's Day celebration when people sacrifice roosters. The feast is mainly celebrated in the eastern part of Bulgaria for the good health of small boys during the year. During the Ottoman occupation, the Janissaries collected a ''Blood Tax,'' which meant they went from house to house and took male offspring from their parents to force them to join the Ottoman military. To indicate which house they had visited, they marked the door with blood. Many mothers tried to save their sons by slaughtering a rooster and painting the door with its blood to trick the Janissaries into thinking they had already been there. Sacrificing a rooster is also a way to honor and remember the times when many roosters saved young boys' lives from being forced into the Ottoman armies. (Photo by Sky Pictures Bulgaria)
Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Bulgarian women play and sing as they hold a rooster dressed in pants in the village of Krivini, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, on February 2, 2025, during the Rooster's Day celebration when people sacrifice roosters. The feast is mainly celebrated in the eastern part of Bulgaria for the good health of small boys during the year. During the Ottoman occupation, the Janissaries collected a ''Blood Tax,'' which meant they went from house to house and took male offspring from their parents to force them to join the Ottoman military. To indicate which house they had visited, they marked the door with blood. Many mothers tried to save their sons by slaughtering a rooster and painting the door with its blood to trick the Janissaries into thinking they had already been there. Sacrificing a rooster is also a way to honor and remember the times when many roosters saved young boys' lives from being forced into the Ottoman armies. (Photo by Sky Pictures Bulgaria)
Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Bulgarian women play and sing as they hold a rooster dressed in pants in the village of Krivini, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, on February 2, 2025, during the Rooster's Day celebration when people sacrifice roosters. The feast is mainly celebrated in the eastern part of Bulgaria for the good health of small boys during the year. During the Ottoman occupation, the Janissaries collected a ''Blood Tax,'' which meant they went from house to house and took male offspring from their parents to force them to join the Ottoman military. To indicate which house they had visited, they marked the door with blood. Many mothers tried to save their sons by slaughtering a rooster and painting the door with its blood to trick the Janissaries into thinking they had already been there. Sacrificing a rooster is also a way to honor and remember the times when many roosters saved young boys' lives from being forced into the Ottoman armies. (Photo by Sky Pictures Bulgaria)
Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Bulgarian women play and sing as they hold a rooster dressed in pants in the village of Krivini, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, on February 2, 2025, during the Rooster's Day celebration when people sacrifice roosters. The feast is mainly celebrated in the eastern part of Bulgaria for the good health of small boys during the year. During the Ottoman occupation, the Janissaries collected a ''Blood Tax,'' which meant they went from house to house and took male offspring from their parents to force them to join the Ottoman military. To indicate which house they had visited, they marked the door with blood. Many mothers tried to save their sons by slaughtering a rooster and painting the door with its blood to trick the Janissaries into thinking they had already been there. Sacrificing a rooster is also a way to honor and remember the times when many roosters saved young boys' lives from being forced into the Ottoman armies. (Photo by Sky Pictures Bulgaria)
Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Bulgarian women play and sing as they hold a rooster dressed in pants in the village of Krivini, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, on February 2, 2025, during the Rooster's Day celebration when people sacrifice roosters. The feast is mainly celebrated in the eastern part of Bulgaria for the good health of small boys during the year. During the Ottoman occupation, the Janissaries collected a ''Blood Tax,'' which meant they went from house to house and took male offspring from their parents to force them to join the Ottoman military. To indicate which house they had visited, they marked the door with blood. Many mothers tried to save their sons by slaughtering a rooster and painting the door with its blood to trick the Janissaries into thinking they had already been there. Sacrificing a rooster is also a way to honor and remember the times when many roosters saved young boys' lives from being forced into the Ottoman armies. (Photo by Sky Pictures Bulgaria)
Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Bulgarian women play and sing as they hold a rooster dressed in pants in the village of Krivini, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, on February 2, 2025, during the Rooster's Day celebration when people sacrifice roosters. The feast is mainly celebrated in the eastern part of Bulgaria for the good health of small boys during the year. During the Ottoman occupation, the Janissaries collected a ''Blood Tax,'' which meant they went from house to house and took male offspring from their parents to force them to join the Ottoman military. To indicate which house they had visited, they marked the door with blood. Many mothers tried to save their sons by slaughtering a rooster and painting the door with its blood to trick the Janissaries into thinking they had already been there. Sacrificing a rooster is also a way to honor and remember the times when many roosters saved young boys' lives from being forced into the Ottoman armies. (Photo by Sky Pictures Bulgaria)
Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Bulgarian women play and sing as they hold a rooster dressed in pants in the village of Krivini, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, on February 2, 2025, during the Rooster's Day celebration when people sacrifice roosters. The feast is mainly celebrated in the eastern part of Bulgaria for the good health of small boys during the year. During the Ottoman occupation, the Janissaries collected a ''Blood Tax,'' which meant they went from house to house and took male offspring from their parents to force them to join the Ottoman military. To indicate which house they had visited, they marked the door with blood. Many mothers tried to save their sons by slaughtering a rooster and painting the door with its blood to trick the Janissaries into thinking they had already been there. Sacrificing a rooster is also a way to honor and remember the times when many roosters saved young boys' lives from being forced into the Ottoman armies. (Photo by Sky Pictures Bulgaria)
Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Rooster Day In Bulgaria

Bulgarian women play and sing as they hold a rooster dressed in pants in the village of Krivini, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, on February 2, 2025, during the Rooster's Day celebration when people sacrifice roosters. The feast is mainly celebrated in the eastern part of Bulgaria for the good health of small boys during the year. During the Ottoman occupation, the Janissaries collected a ''Blood Tax,'' which meant they went from house to house and took male offspring from their parents to force them to join the Ottoman military. To indicate which house they had visited, they marked the door with blood. Many mothers tried to save their sons by slaughtering a rooster and painting the door with its blood to trick the Janissaries into thinking they had already been there. Sacrificing a rooster is also a way to honor and remember the times when many roosters saved young boys' lives from being forced into the Ottoman armies. (Photo by Sky Pictures Bulgaria)