Thousands Bulgarians Celebrate 'Hippie' July Morning Holiday
Thousands of Bulgarians flocked to the Black Sea coast and Vitosha Mountain, close to the capital Sofia, the night before July 1 to see the sunrise and celebrate a unique holiday.
A young man fell off a cliff and drowned at Kamen Bryag village on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, the traditional location for the hippy-style celebration of hailing the sunrise on July 1, known as July Morning.
His identity has not been disclosed yet.
Thousands of young people gathered at Kamen Bryag village, keeping alive a tradition that dates back to the hippy period in the 1970s and 1980s and originated as a protest against the restrictions of the communist regime.
Nowadays this meaning is lost but the sun worship as a symbol of a new beginning in life motivates young people to keep the tradition alive.
As the name suggests, the anthem of the celebrations is British rock band Uriah Heep's 1972 hit July Morning.
The tradition begs for associations with the sun worship of Peter Dunov followers, who hail the sunrise at the Hill of Prayers in the Rila mountian, which they consider to be a divine mystery.
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