Karakachani - ancient thracians all over again

[MacedonBG]

To start - the Karakachani are greek speaking population of Bulgaria. They were nomads until the communist build them a village and settled them with forse in one of our towns. They are not bulgarian by any means, but they are not greek either. They live only BELOW the balkan line and are known as illiterate and backward sheperds.

http://strangemaps.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/bgiusca_jirecek_line.jpg

Karakachanis:
http://dariknews.bg/uploads/news_images/200904/photo_verybig_347280.jpg

http://botevgrad.com/uploads/news/1/19081/s1_Borimirov.jpg



http://images.ibox.bg/2006/08/04/romig/188x205.jpg

[hajduk]

these are gypsies http://images.ibox.bg/2006/08/04/romig/188x205.jpg

Regions with significant populations
Greece 80,000 (1950s estimate)
Bulgaria 4,107 (2001 census)

[Lithium]

I watched a TV show where they presented themselves as the ancient hellenics, not as thracians :D

[MacedonBG]

these are gypsies http://images.ibox.bg/2006/08/04/romig/188x205.jpg

Regions with significant populations
Greece 80,000 (1950s estimate)
Bulgaria 4,107 (2001 census)

No they are Karakachani, write каракачани in google and see. Its from a news article about them

[Turkophagos]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarakatsani