Yardzhilovtsi
42°37′58″N 22°56′27″E / 42.63278°N 22.94083°E Yardzhilovtsi (Bulgarian: Ярджиловци) is the largest village in Pernik, Bulgaria.[1] It is situated on the Pernik - Trun road and 40 km. east of the Serbian border.[citation needed] The world weightlifting champion Yoto Yotov is a native of the village.[citation needed]
The village's carnival troop, the survashkari, perform in an international festival of "parade games" held in Pernik.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Petko, Hristov (2021). "Traditional Ritual Responses to Contemporary Misfortunes―The Youth Kurban Sacri ice and the Regulation of Social Life in a Post-socialist Bulgarian Village". The Ritual Year 12. Polymedia Ltd. p. 84. ISBN 978-5-89180-129-5.
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