Bocuk Night, an evening in which locals paint their faces in scary make-up to spook community residents in honor of a family of ghosts, is a medieval tradition in Balkans.
Gökhan Balcı • 18 January 2020 • update: 18 January 2020
'Bocuk Night' in Edirne
EDIRNE, TURKEY - JANUARY 18: People, wearing costumes, celebrate traditional 'Bocuk Night' in the Camlica Village of Kesan district of Edirne, Turkey on January 18, 2019. Bocuk Night, an evening in which locals paint their faces in scary make-up to spook community residents in honor of a family of ghosts, is a medieval tradition in Balkans. ( Gökhan Balcı - Anadolu Agency )Gökhan Balcı
'Bocuk Night' in Edirne
EDIRNE, TURKEY - JANUARY 18: People, wearing costumes, celebrate traditional 'Bocuk Night' in the Camlica Village of Kesan district of Edirne, Turkey on January 18, 2019. Bocuk Night, an evening in which locals paint their faces in scary make-up to spook community residents in honor of a family of ghosts, is a medieval tradition in Balkans. ( Gökhan Balcı - Anadolu Agency )Gökhan Balcı
'Bocuk Night' in Edirne
EDIRNE, TURKEY - JANUARY 18: People, wearing costumes, celebrate traditional 'Bocuk Night' in the Camlica Village of Kesan district of Edirne, Turkey on January 18, 2019. Bocuk Night, an evening in which locals paint their faces in scary make-up to spook community residents in honor of a family of ghosts, is a medieval tradition in Balkans. ( Gökhan Balcı - Anadolu Agency )Gökhan Balcı
'Bocuk Night' in Edirne
EDIRNE, TURKEY - JANUARY 18: People, wearing costumes, celebrate traditional 'Bocuk Night' in the Camlica Village of Kesan district of Edirne, Turkey on January 18, 2019. Bocuk Night, an evening in which locals paint their faces in scary make-up to spook community residents in honor of a family of ghosts, is a medieval tradition in Balkans. ( Gökhan Balcı - Anadolu Agency )Gökhan Balcı
'Bocuk Night' in Edirne
EDIRNE, TURKEY - JANUARY 18: People, wearing costumes, celebrate traditional 'Bocuk Night' in the Camlica Village of Kesan district of Edirne, Turkey on January 18, 2019. Bocuk Night, an evening in which locals paint their faces in scary make-up to spook community residents in honor of a family of ghosts, is a medieval tradition in Balkans. ( Gökhan Balcı - Anadolu Agency )Gökhan Balcı
'Bocuk Night' in Edirne
EDIRNE, TURKEY - JANUARY 18: People, wearing costumes, celebrate traditional 'Bocuk Night' in the Camlica Village of Kesan district of Edirne, Turkey on January 18, 2019. Bocuk Night, an evening in which locals paint their faces in scary make-up to spook community residents in honor of a family of ghosts, is a medieval tradition in Balkans. ( Gökhan Balcı - Anadolu Agency )Gökhan Balcı
'Bocuk Night' in Edirne
EDIRNE, TURKEY - JANUARY 18: People, wearing costumes, celebrate traditional 'Bocuk Night' in the Camlica Village of Kesan district of Edirne, Turkey on January 18, 2019. Bocuk Night, an evening in which locals paint their faces in scary make-up to spook community residents in honor of a family of ghosts, is a medieval tradition in Balkans. ( Gökhan Balcı - Anadolu Agency )Gökhan Balcı
'Bocuk Night' in Edirne
EDIRNE, TURKEY - JANUARY 18: People, wearing costumes, celebrate traditional 'Bocuk Night' in the Camlica Village of Kesan district of Edirne, Turkey on January 18, 2019. Bocuk Night, an evening in which locals paint their faces in scary make-up to spook community residents in honor of a family of ghosts, is a medieval tradition in Balkans. ( Gökhan Balcı - Anadolu Agency )Gökhan Balcı
'Bocuk Night' in Edirne
EDIRNE, TURKEY - JANUARY 18: People, wearing costumes, celebrate traditional 'Bocuk Night' in the Camlica Village of Kesan district of Edirne, Turkey on January 18, 2019. Bocuk Night, an evening in which locals paint their faces in scary make-up to spook community residents in honor of a family of ghosts, is a medieval tradition in Balkans. ( Gökhan Balcı - Anadolu Agency )Gökhan Balcı
