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==Culture== [[File:Koukeri.jpg|thumb|Kukeri: New Year Carnival in Razlog]] Razlog is a town with rich cultural traditions and customs kept through the centuries with the spirit of original Bulgarian values.{{or-inline|date=March 2018}} Two of the most significant folklore events in Bulgaria{{fact|date=March 2018}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carro|first=Luis|date=2015|title=The oldest carnival in Europe and the World: Kukeri|url=https://www.senderismoeuropa.com/en/el-carnaval-mas-antiguo-de-europa-kukeri/}}</ref> are organized and held in Razlog. These are the New Year's Kukeri holidays and the gathering for folk art "Pirin sings". Proof for the original kukeri traditions is the insignia of honour, given to the municipality of Razlog by Henri Van der Kroon, president of the International Federation of European and Mediterranean carnival towns in May 2004. As a member of this federation, the kukeri groups from the municipality of Razlog regularly participate in the events organised by it. [[File:Pianoflower.jpg|thumb]] Unique is the gathering for folk art "Pirin songs", which is visited on a mass scale and takes one of the leading positions in organization and artistic organization.{{fact|date=March 2018}} The gathering in the "Yavorov" hut has become tradition in the recent years. The hut is one of the most visited locations in the Pirin mountain.{{fact|date=March 2018}} It was built 72 years ago{{when|date=March 2018}} and during the summer season it turns out to be small for numerous tourists.{{fact|date=March 2018}} Interests for the tourists are local "valevitsi, craftsmen's shops and culinary art of Razlog with the scent of the "kapama", "chumlek", "church's beans", "sugrena banitsa", etc. Of great interest{{or-inline|date=March 2018}} are also the Easter and Christmas holiday, religious and general life customs, such as Todor's day (horse race), Voditsi (celebration of Yordan's day with throwing of a cross into water), Grandmother's day, Proshki, etc.
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