I saw a film on the German TV about the wedding ceremony in Ribnovo. There were quite a lot of elements reminding me about the old wedding ceremonies in the Bulgarian christian villages in the same (Nevrokop) area. There were also quite a lot of differences, but I beleive the differences can be explained without claiming that pomaks are not Bulgarians. However the music and the dances (hora) , they were 100% the same as in the Bulgarian Nevrokop christian villages ! I just felt like being at home, although I am not pomak, but christian.
Pomak? wedding celebration