Менталните и обживени пространства на местните празници
Mental and Lived Spaces of Local Holidays

Summary/Abstract: Two festivals in Bulgaria: Rose Festival in Kazanlak and Festival of Peppers, Tomatoes, Traditional Foods, and Crafts (Kurtovo Konare Fest) have been scrutinized through Henri Lefebvre’s spatial triad. Special accents were set on mental space, understood as urban revitalization towards improving the quality of local life and attracting visitors, and social space, interpreted as identity awareness and will for community associations. It could be observed through Lefebvre’s framework that revitalizating endeavours of the local actors inspires shaping of a single, integrated cultural and tourist product, where all spatial objects intertwine into an entirety of consented symbols, narratives, and creative imagery. Concrete examples of spatial renovation efforts have been presented in both festive locations, Kazanlak and Kurtovo Konare. Social, or lived space, on its turn, is the embodiment of people celebrating their local identity through the festivals. Infrastructures of association and widened spaces of inclusivity emerge around festivals and boost the sense of community and the sense of place where the social fabric is a resource of well-being.

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