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Coloful octopus kites flying in a field near a few people.
May 13, 2026 | Octopi in the Sky
Kites fly high at the Open Buzludzha Festival in the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria. The festival began in 2021 as a campaign to preserve the decaying Buzludzha monument, a landmark that opened in 1981. The mountain the monument was built on is tied to key events in Bulgarian history, but has largely been neglected in the last three decades. However, the organizers of the festival see the future of the Buzludzha monument as a space for art, culture, and history, with the hopes of reusing it for educational and touristic purposes in the future.
