Bulgaria: Fire Dance Ritual (2020)

Original title: Die Feuertänzer aus dem Strandscha-Gebirge

Movie · 44 min · Directed by Sibylle Smolka

Every year in June, the small Bulgarian village of Balgari celebrates St Constantine with a special ritual. Initiated ‘nestinari’ go into a music-induced trance and dance on bonfires in a display of religious passion.