I guess it's well known that Bulgarian area of Rose valley makes Bulgaria crucial producer of rose oil. The area is located in central part of the country.



Therefor, it is obvious in the area the flower of damascenn rose is the staple of the region, and it there are celebrations during the harvest time.



Celebration usually take place in the end of May/beginning of June and the most popular rose festival is held in the area of Kazanlak. The festival includes the ceremony of harvesting roses, showing how the rose oil is extracted, but also it's the celebration of the city itself, filled with marches, cultural shows, excibitions, we even have a beauty contest for "the Rose Queen". Basically one big celebration of spending time with nature, your roots and your relatives.








To get at least the atmosphere of how important this even is to us, here you have some nice YT video filled with beauty of nature and great Bulgarian folk, almost like an advertisement of the event itself as well.