The Shoppe Festival in the town of Elin Pelin is an amblematic event with a fifty-two year history. The inspiring literature works left by Bulgaria’s celebrated writer Elin Pelin have also contributed significantly to the..
The famous folk singer Stoimenka Nedyalkova celebrates her 50th anniversary on June 9. An outstanding performer of the authentic singing style from the Pazardzhik region, with her beautiful expressive voice she has repeatedly aroused the exaltation..
The Day of St. Constantine and Helena in the old style (Julian calendar) is on June 3. In some villages in the Strandzha people still observe the tradition of Nestinarstvo – the fire-dancing rite or dancing barefoot on live embers. Mysteries..
“Our children love folk songs, they love the stage, they love to win prizes and the applause, it gives them wings and motivates them,” Plamena Gospodinova says about the children from the Ilia Avramov arts club in Nova Zagora...
There are a great many many symbols and messages encoded into Bulgarian folklore rhythms and Bulgarian embroidery, which, in olden times, were believed to have magical healing and protective properties. In search of a new, less commercial..
The first “locket” festival is to take place in the village of Petrich, not far from Sofia, on 7 May at 11 AM. It is connected with the celebrations of the 146 th anniversary of the outbreak of the April uprising in Petrich village, and the..
The memory of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious, who has been among the most revered saints since the baptism of the Bulgarians, is celebrated on May 6. St. George is one of the few saints venerated by both Christians and Muslims. From the..
More than 60 artisans from all over the country will take part in the Chiprovtsi Carpet Festival in the Balkan town of Chiprovtsi from April 29 to May 1, Mayor Plamen Petkov said. Among them are craftsmen from neighbouring Serbia. Apart from..
The Museum of History in Velingrad owns the biggest collections and exposition of dyed eggs in Bulgaria. The credit for this goes most of all to Maria Malcheva, who helped seek out and preserve models from 70 and more years ago...
The renowned folk singer Vasilka Damyanova has devoted decades of her life to singing traditional songs of the Northern region of Bulgaria. She has enthralled audiences in Europe, America, Asia and Africa with her art. From a very young age..
Welcome to Bulgaria Today, Radio Bulgaria’s English-language podcast, on May 10. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria..
On Saturday minimum temperatures in the country will range from 5 to 10° C., for Sofia 5 ° C. In the morning there will be significant clouds over..
The visiting exhibition of the Regional Museum of History in Vratsa “Gods, symbols and ancient signs” opens at 11 AM on 11 May at the National..
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