Europese rituelen anno 2011
 

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The local custom, which is called "тричане" (trichane), was held over the four-day weekend during which Bulgaria celebrated its 133 years of independence from the Ottoman empire.
The dogs are "hanged" with a rope, tied across the chest and then pulled over the river. The rope is then twisted repeatedly and the dogs would spin madly on their way down to the water, after which they would get loose and hit the river. From the spinning, the dogs are often disoriented, and sometimes they would drown in the process.
The ritual is meant to cleanse the village of evil spirits.