<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:19:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/surva/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Kukeri (blog + art)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, Everyone! I swear I'm not skipping on Mary Windfiddle's story on purpose! It's just... with the second school term, I've been so out of my mind! Getting up at 6, when I've been sleeping until 11]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@mellindor/kukeri-blog-art</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@mellindor/kukeri-blog-art</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-156509]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mellindor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 05:30:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9pCXNHipM3LRfTj2k5h2GiLANsrXXfzp7a8eCb4Sih1jFVLSuAPYAw7s21RkhGR3pH9c1kuyWNLBjdiRUrSiuBtM8ZbqLi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hot summer in Bulgaria makes me dream about the winter and hence my recollections from Surva and its spirituality...]]></title><description><![CDATA["Surva" is an International Festival of the Masquerade Games, annually held in Pernik, close to the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. The colorful and spectacular folklore Balkan and Bulgarian traditions,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lightcaptured/the-hot-summer-in-bulgaria-make-2018-7-4-0-9-48</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lightcaptured/the-hot-summer-in-bulgaria-make-2018-7-4-0-9-48</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightcaptured]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 21:10:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKgjVFAqRSpxSJBsEaPqyujbd3VZLtFQQEid59Y5Gwi4zEW5p71o86YUt6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One happy "couple" is posing for me :)]]></title><description><![CDATA["Surva" is an International Festival of the Masquerade Games, annually held in Pernik, close to the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. 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