For hundreds of years, locals in the remote town of Brodilovo in the south-east of the country have carried out the annual Spring ritual.
It involves twisting dogs a rope stretched out over a river until it is taut and then threading a dog through a noose at its end.
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.. the terrified dogs reach such high speeds that by the time they land in the river some are unable to swim
Under these, the dogs are simply thrown into the water and can swim to safety on the other side.
A spokesman for the town's mayor Petko Arnaoudov said: 'It is not ideal, but it is better than it was.
'Some of these traditions have taken root over hundreds of years. You don't change them overnight.
'You cannot stop a traditional custom with a simple order.'
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