Bridal market in Bulgaria, the young girl aged 15 years or older and must be a virgin, they will dress sexy to attract rich men that looking for wives come to buy.
Each spring, flea markets in the small town Stara Zagora in middle Bulgaria crowded buyer and sellers, it attracted many visitors's curiosity. Here, the "items" that people sale or purchase is virgins aged 15-18. The market is longstanding , held 4 times a year.
"Main figure" is the virginal young girl in the Roma community in Bulgaria (also know as Kalaidzhi). They will makeup gaudy , embellish beauty and wear sexy outfits, attractive , swinging under the vibrant music to seduce the boys - the men go to the market to find a wife for himself . Because of this reason, this fair is also known as "bride market".
Buyers are unmarried boys. The bride usually come from poor families in the community. Parents bring their daughters come here with the aim of looking for partners for their children to life better . The price of a virgin girls are often purchased in the market around 290-350 USD. However, the price can be much higher depending on the agreement between the groom and the bride, or the outstanding beauty of the bride.
To prepare for their two daughters find husbands, pair Vera and Christo spent the money that they made during one week to buy clothes for Pepa and Rossi. "If the bride is not virgin when sold, they will insult us, calling the kids were prostitutes and they will become the women's shameful," Vera said.
Pepa, daughter of Vera agrees with the opinion of her mother: "Kalaidzhi women should be virgins when married, this is very important. Because if they are virgins, they will be bought at very high prices."
Apart from the groom to find a wife, the market is also open to welcome visitors to visit and immersed with the lively sale atmosphere here.
Bridal markets and this sale forms had condemned strongly by Europe social, especially Eastern Europe . However, Roma community quite large, more than 18,000 people who protect fiercely their cultural traditions.
According Pamporov, a researcher of traditional cultures of the Romans over two decades, the girls often ready to leave school to get married. Today, thanks to modern media, there are many girls who have refused to trade yourself at the bride market . However, the majority still follow this evil customs.
Milene Larsson, the Swedish filmmaker who has filmed a documentary about this unusual tradition, she said that had accessed to many girls. Many young brides expressed fear, worry about living with men they do not love. They also talked about the aspirations, secret desires, but because this bad practices, they can not continue to pursue.
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