Kukeri„Злото бяга“
Men in masks, horns and bells who go round the villages in winter and drive evil away with noise. The custom is still alive — from Strandzha to the Pernik region.
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T-shirts with Bulgarian folklore
Every design here starts from a Bulgarian custom, belief or legend — Kukeri, Samodivi, Lamya, Orisnitsi — and is made to be worn, not to sit in a souvenir shop. Organic cotton, a unisex oversized fit, printed in Bulgaria, paid for on delivery.
Kukeri„Злото бяга“
Kukeri drive evil away with bells and masks. From the time of the Thracians to today.
36,00 €
Samodivi„Не влизай в хорото“
Samodivi dance the horo until the first roosters crow. Whoever joins doesn't come back.
36,00 €
Lamya„Водата има цена“
The lamya locks up the water. And water has a price.
36,00 €
Orisnitsi„Нищо не е случайно“
Three sisters come on the third night. What they say will be.
36,00 €
The legends behind the prints
Four figures from Bulgarian folklore. Each was a way of explaining something people couldn't control — evil, the night, drought, fate.
Samodivi„Не влизай в хорото“
Forest maidens who dance the horo at night, until the first roosters. Their circle dance is beautiful and dangerous: whoever joins it doesn't come back.
Lamya„Водата има цена“
A many-headed winged monster that locks up the water and drives the hail. Her enemy is the zmey — the guardian of the fields.
Orisnitsi„Нищо не е случайно“
Three sisters who come on the third night after a birth and speak the child's fate. What they say will be.
Legends, not embroidery
Say “a tee with folk motifs” and most Bulgarians picture shevitsa — red-and-black embroidery at the collar or the sleeve. It's beautiful, but it's ornament. Here the motif is the story: the custom or belief each design starts from.
So the prints are drawings, not patterns — a mask, a circle dance, a monster, three sisters over a cradle. The symbols come from the folklore: the kukeri's horns and bells, the samodivi's horo, the orisnitsi's thread. No flags, no lions.
The tee
Every design is on the same black tee: 100% organic cotton, 240 g/m². That's a heavyweight — dense cloth that doesn't show through and keeps its shape after washing.
The cut is unisex oversized, with dropped shoulders — worn by men and women alike. We print in Bulgaria after you order, and you pay the courier when the parcel is in your hands.
Questions
What do the symbols in the prints mean?
Each print starts from one legend, and its page tells the story and what every symbol stands for. Under each design is a line from the belief: „Злото бяга“, „Не влизай в хорото“, „Водата има цена“, „Нищо не е случайно“.
How do I pay?
Cash on delivery — you pay the courier when the parcel arrives. No card, no account.
How long does delivery take?
We print after you order, so delivery is typically within 6 working days.
Does it work as a gift?
You give the story behind the print along with the tee. If the size is wrong, we swap it — at our cost on a first order.
The story behind each print is on its page, and the whole collection is on Collections.