The 18,000-strong Kalaidzhi Roma clan in Bulgaria, a subset of the Roma people who face constant prejudice and exclusion across Europe, gathers annually for their largest gathering at the market.

B ride’s market is not something you’d expect to see in any European Union country. However, just hours away from Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, men still shop for their future wives, almost like ...

This Saturday, March 23, 2013 photo shows a Roma bride-to-be from the Kalaidzhi community during so called "Roma bridal market" . The Kalaidzhi, who represent only a small portion of the estimated ...

Roma 'bridal market' where young girls ... a small portion of the estimated 700,000 Bulgarian Roma, ... who represent a small proportion of Bulgaria's 700,000 Roma. They say the marriage fair is ...

IT’S a crisp spring day in the town of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, and there’s a buzz as large crowds gather at the local market. But sellers congregated in the car park aren’t floggi… ...

Instead, young eligible bachelors from the Roma community are here to find themselves a wife at a traditional "bride market". More than 2,000 Roma travelers converged on Mogila on one of the first ...

IT may feel like a normal market day in Bulgaria, ... BULGARIA-MINORITY-ROMA-MARRIAGE-CUSTOMS. IT may feel like a normal market day in Bulgaria, but don't expect to find fruit and vegetables here.

Good looks and virginity may have commanded so far high prices at Bulgaria's Roma bride market, but not any more as the crisis has pushed them further down than ever before. The tinkers of Thrace ...

Inside the Roma bride market: Teenage girls matched up with their future husbands at open-air exchange in Bulgaria. Teenage girls are matched up with future husbands at the 'bride market' ...

Inside Bulgaria's traditional ‘bridal market’ where teen girls are ‘sold’ for hundreds of dollars. POSING for selfies and dancing around a bedroom, they could be your typical teens.

Inside Bulgaria's traditional ‘bridal market’ where teen girls are ‘sold’ for hundreds of dollars. POSING for selfies and dancing around a bedroom, they could be your typical teens.