Bulgarian farmer family clean a burned pig during a traditional pig slaughter in the hamlet of Ostrec

Bulgarian farmer family clean a burned pig during a traditional pig slaughter in the hamlet of Ostrec east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. The pig slaughter is a very long trad ...

Bulgarian farmer family clean a burned pig during a traditional pig slaughter in the hamlet of Ostrec

Bulgarian farmer family clean a burned pig during a traditional pig slaughter in the hamlet of Ostrec east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. The pig slaughter is a very long trad ...

Bulgarian farmer family clean a burned pig during a traditional pig slaughter in the hamlet of Ostrec

Bulgarian farmer family clean a burned pig during a traditional pig slaughter in the hamlet of Ostrec east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. The pig slaughter is a very long trad ...

Bulgarian farmer family clean a burned pig during a traditional pig slaughter in the hamlet of Ostrec

Bulgarian farmer family clean a burned pig during a traditional pig slaughter in the hamlet of Ostrec east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. The pig slaughter is a very long trad ...

Bulgarian farmer family clean a burned pig during a traditional pig slaughter in the hamlet of Ostrec

Bulgarian farmer family clean a burned pig during a traditional pig slaughter in the hamlet of Ostrec east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. The pig slaughter is a very long trad ...

An astronomer observes the night sky for Leonid Meteors at an observatory near the village of Progled

An astronomer observes the night sky for Leonid Meteors at an observatory near the village of Progled south of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. The annual Leonid meteor shower is p ...

An Ima seen through people holds a mass for the Eid al-Adha Muslim Feast at a mosque in the town of Suvorovo,

An Ima seen through people holds a mass for the Eid al-Adha Muslim Feast at a mosque in the town of Suvorovo, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Muslims around the world celeb ...

The archaeologist Silvia Borisova works at around a 1,900-year-old newly discovered an ancient Thracian tomb

The archaeologist Silvia Borisova works at around a 1,900-year-old newly discovered an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Karanovo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. ...

People walk past a shop window as 'Sale' is painted at a rubbish-bin in front of the shop during an warm

People walk past a shop window as 'Sale' is painted at a rubbish-bin in front of the shop during an warm autumn day in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.

Men enjoy an unusual warm weather at a hot mineral spring near near the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian

Men enjoy an unusual warm weather at a hot mineral spring near near the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. At past few days the temperatures at east part of the ...

Men enjoy an unusual warm weather at a hot mineral spring near near the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian

Men enjoy an unusual warm weather at a hot mineral spring near near the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. At past few days the temperatures at east part of the ...

Men enjoy an unusual warm weather at a hot mineral spring near near the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian

Men enjoy an unusual warm weather at a hot mineral spring near near the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. At past few days the temperatures at east part of the ...

Men enjoy an unusual warm weather at a hot mineral spring near near the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian

Men enjoy an unusual warm weather at a hot mineral spring near near the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. At past few days the temperatures at east part of the ...

Men enjoy an unusual warm weather at a hot mineral spring near near the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian

Men enjoy an unusual warm weather at a hot mineral spring near near the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. At past few days the temperatures at east part of the ...

Amateur actors dressed as troupes of Ottoman Empire and Christian knights re-enact a scene from the

Amateur actors dressed as troupes of Ottoman Empire and Christian knights re-enact a scene from the battle for the town of Varna east from the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Bulgar ...

Amateur actors dressed as troupes of Ottoman Empire and Christian knights re-enact a scene from the

Amateur actors dressed as troupes of Ottoman Empire and Christian knights re-enact a scene from the battle for the town of Varna east from the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Bulgar ...

A Bulgarian man secures a small home raki, distilling installation in the village of Vinica east of

A Bulgarian man secures a small home raki, distilling installation in the village of Vinica east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Two months before Christmas mostly in the rura ...

A Bulgarian man secures a small home raki, distilling installation in the village of Vinica east of

A Bulgarian man secures a small home raki, distilling installation in the village of Vinica east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Two months before Christmas mostly in the rura ...

Bronze vessel, second left, and clay pitchers are seen at around a 1,900-year-old newly discovered an ancient

Bronze vessel, second left, and clay pitchers are seen at around a 1,900-year-old newly discovered an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Karanovo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, No ...

Bronze vessel, second left, and clay pitchers are seen at around a 1,900-year-old newly discovered an ancient

Bronze vessel, second left, and clay pitchers are seen at around a 1,900-year-old newly discovered an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Karanovo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, No ...

Bronze vessel, second left, and clay pitchers are seen at around a 1,900-year-old newly discovered an ancient

Bronze vessel, second left, and clay pitchers are seen at around a 1,900-year-old newly discovered an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Karanovo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, No ...

A man observes an exhibit as a glass with the picture of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, right, and a statuette

A man observes an exhibit as a glass with the picture of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, right, and a statuette of The Bolshevik leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, center, are on display during a total ...

A man observes an exhibit as a glass with the picture of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, right, and a statuette

A man observes an exhibit as a glass with the picture of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, right, and a statuette of The Bolshevik leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, center, are on display during a total ...

A man inspects wine loaded casks at a wins-cellar near the village of Ognjanovo east of the Bulgarian capital

A man inspects wine loaded casks at a wins-cellar near the village of Ognjanovo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. After following the early start of the 2009 grape harvest ...

A man separates collected grapes at a wins-cellar near the village of Ognjanovo east of the Bulgarian capital

A man separates collected grapes at a wins-cellar near the village of Ognjanovo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. After following the early start of the 2009 grape harvest ...

Women separate collected grapes at a wins-cellar near the village of Ognjanovo east of the Bulgarian capital

Women separate collected grapes at a wins-cellar near the village of Ognjanovo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. After following the early start of the 2009 grape harvest t ...

Women separate collected grapes at a wins-cellar near the village of Ognjanovo east of the Bulgarian capital

Women separate collected grapes at a wins-cellar near the village of Ognjanovo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. After following the early start of the 2009 grape harvest t ...

Women separate collected grapes at a wins-cellar near the village of Ognjanovo east of the Bulgarian capital

Women separate collected grapes at a wins-cellar near the village of Ognjanovo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. After following the early start of the 2009 grape harvest t ...

A brown male bear named Karamush bathes during an unusual warm weather at a lake at the Black sea town

A brown male bear named Karamush bathes during an unusual warm weather at a lake at the Black sea town of Varna Zoo, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Oct, 10, 2009.

Fishermen are fishing during a sunset and unusual warm weather at a lake near the village of Zhrebchevo

Fishermen are fishing during a sunset and unusual warm weather at a lake near the village of Zhrebchevo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009.

Fishermen are fishing during a sunset and unusual warm weather at a lake near the village of Zhrebchevo

Fishermen are fishing during a sunset and unusual warm weather at a lake near the village of Zhrebchevo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009.

Bulgarian and US army soldiers look at Black Hawk chopper through a tent during a joint military exercise

Bulgarian and US army soldiers look at Black Hawk chopper through a tent during a joint military exercise with Bulgarian and US army soldiers at Novo Selo military base east of the capital Sofia Thurs ...

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, front left and Bulgarian Defense Minister, Nikolai Mladenov,

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, front left and Bulgarian Defense Minister, Nikolai Mladenov, right, look at weapons on display before a joint military exercise with Bulgarian and US army soldi ...

A veterinary surgeon comforts a Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus, after a wing contusion, at

A veterinary surgeon comforts a Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus, after a wing contusion, at the wildlife rehabilitation, rescue and breeding center 'Green Balkans' in the town of Stara Zagora, ea ...

A veterinary surgeon comforts a Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus, after a wing contusion, at

A veterinary surgeon comforts a Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus, after a wing contusion, at the wildlife rehabilitation, rescue and breeding center 'Green Balkans' in the town of Stara Zagora, ea ...

A model seen, during the Twelfth International Festival of Hair and Beauty, in the Bulgarian capital Sofia

A model seen, during the Twelfth International Festival of Hair and Beauty, in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Sunday, Oct, 4, 2009.

A model seen, during the Twelfth International Festival of Hair and Beauty, in the Bulgarian capital Sofia

A model seen, during the Twelfth International Festival of Hair and Beauty, in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Sunday, Oct, 4, 2009.

A model seen, during the Twelfth International Festival of Hair and Beauty, in the Bulgarian capital Sofia

A model seen, during the Twelfth International Festival of Hair and Beauty, in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Sunday, Oct, 4, 2009.

Bulgarian National dressed women perform a dance as they cast shadows during an annual autumn fertility

Bulgarian National dressed women perform a dance as they cast shadows during an annual autumn fertility festival in the village of Kichevo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.

Bulgarian National dressed women perform a dance as they cast shadows during an annual autumn fertility

Bulgarian National dressed women perform a dance as they cast shadows during an annual autumn fertility festival in the village of Kichevo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.

Bulgarian National dressed women perform a dance as they cast shadows during an annual autumn fertility

Bulgarian National dressed women perform a dance as they cast shadows during an annual autumn fertility festival in the village of Kichevo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.

XPP103_17A water-skier skis at a lake surface near the village of Krapetc, east of the Bulgarian

A water-skier skis at a lake surface near the village of Krapetc, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2009.

Bulgarian gipsy enjoy the warm weather at the Black sea coast near the village of Krapetc, east

Bulgarian gipsy enjoy the warm weather at the Black sea coast near the village of Krapetc, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.

Bulgarian and US soldiers take part in a joint military exercise with Bulgarian and US army

Bulgarian and US soldiers take part in a joint military exercise with Bulgarian and US army soldiers at Novo Selo military base east of the capital Sofia Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The exercise has a ...

Bulgarian and US soldiers take part in a joint military exercise with Bulgarian and US army

Bulgarian and US soldiers take part in a joint military exercise with Bulgarian and US army soldiers at Novo Selo military base east of the capital Sofia Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The exercise has a ...

Bulgarian and US soldiers take part in a joint military exercise with Bulgarian and US army

Bulgarian and US soldiers take part in a joint military exercise with Bulgarian and US army soldiers at Novo Selo military base east of the capital Sofia Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The exercise has a ...

Bulgarian and US soldiers take part in a joint military exercise with Bulgarian and US army

Bulgarian and US soldiers take part in a joint military exercise with Bulgarian and US army soldiers at Novo Selo military base east of the capital Sofia Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The exercise has a ...

Bulgarian and US soldiers take part in a joint military exercise with Bulgarian and US army

Bulgarian and US soldiers take part in a joint military exercise with Bulgarian and US army soldiers at Novo Selo military base east of the capital Sofia Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The exercise has a ...

Bulgarian and US soldiers take part in a joint military exercise with Bulgarian and US army

Bulgarian and US soldiers take part in a joint military exercise with Bulgarian and US army soldiers at Novo Selo military base east of the capital Sofia Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The exercise has a ...

Bulgarian woman looks at collected grapes during the first week of the grape harvest near the village

Bulgarian woman looks at collected grapes during the first week of the grape harvest near the village of Brestovica east of the capital Sofia, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. After following the early start ...