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What is the name of the Kirklareli festival commemorating the 1877-78 Russo-Ottoman War migration, where Balkan communities recreate the 'Rumeli folk music and dance' of their ancestral villages in Thrace?
Answer: Kakava Festival — The Kakava Festival, celebrated by the Romani community in Edirne and Kirklareli each May, combines St George's Day traditions with music, dancing and the ritual of washing in the Tunca River for luck and purification.
- A Kakava Festival ✓
- B Hidirellez Festival
- C Balkan Festivali
- D Trakya Panayiri
The Kakava Festival, celebrated by the Romani community in Edirne and Kirklareli each May, combines St George's Day traditions with music, dancing and the ritual of washing in the Tunca River for luck and purification.