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BULGARIANS ABROAD

BULGARIANS ABROADOur new column “Bulgarians Abroad” is aimed at bringing you the stories of Bulgarians living near and far outside Bulgarian borders. Today, there are more than two million Bulgarians living in different corners of the globe –studying, working, raising their families and building “their own” Bulgaria far from its geographical boundaries. Their stories and the conversation with them and about them awaken a host of patriotic feelings and emotions, give rise to nostalgia and yearning for one’s homeland…

Bearing in our hearts the thought of Bulgarians and all things Bulgarian existing out there, far from our native land, the team of Radio Bulgaria is committed to go deeper into the joys and sorrows, the choices, achievements and important decisions in the lives of our compatriots all around the world.

We will be really excited if you get in touch us with, completing the stories of those people we talk about!

You can write to us at: radiobulgaria@bnr.bg

The patriotic activity of Ahmet Bala and the Bulgarian community in Albania

When you travel from the north, from the mountainous areas of Gora and Golo Brdo, and descend to the southeasternmost point of Albania, the village of Vrabnik, you will hear Bulgarian speech. Unfortunately, in some of these places, people have not been..

published on 3/11/24 12:51 PM
Photo: Consulate General of Canada in Toronto

Niagara Falls shine in white, green and red on Bulgaria's national day

For the fourth year in a row, Niagara Falls was illuminated in the colors of the Bulgarian national flag in honour of Bulgaria's National Day on March 3. At 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, the water cascade lit up alternately in white, green and red light...

published on 3/4/24 12:12 PM
Phoenix, Arizona

March 3 on the West Coast of the US - white, green and red lights, celebrations and... a football tournament

A congratulatory certificate to the Bulgarian community in Northern California will be presented by the mayor of the city of Sunnyvale, Larry Klein. He will be a special guest at the celebration organized by Khan Asparuh School in San Francisco Bay...

published on 3/3/24 6:15 AM
Photo: Sunday school Vasil Levski in the Hague

Granny Marta hurrying, martenitsas carrying… to the Bulgarian communities abroad

Wearing the ornament made of red-and-white intertwined thread called martenitsa on the first day of March is one of the most viable traditions Bulgarians share, no matter where they may be living on the planet. This is one of the reasons why..

published on 3/1/24 7:40 AM

Dr. Evgenia Vukadinova from Rome - our healthcare is very commercialized and this damages the image of Bulgaria

She arrived in Italy together with her boyfriend, allegedly for two weeks, not suspecting that fate had other plans for her. Today, 30 years later, Dr. Evgenia Vukadinova has long since separated from her partner, has a 24-year-old daughter, and still..

published on 2/27/24 10:33 AM
Photo: The building of the Bulgarian embassy in Dublin

Bulgarian Embassy in Dublin to hold consultations on labour and social issues

An information day for Bulgarian citizens on issues related to labour and social rights is organized by the Office for Labour and Social Affairs of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy at the Embassy of Bulgaria in Ireland .  The event will..

published on 2/26/24 10:36 AM

Two years after the start of the war in Ukraine more and more people are feeling dispirited

It is two years since that February morning in 2022 when life changed in Europe and beyond, and the world found it had to rethink its relationship with the Russian Federation. But in this piece we shall not be looking at the effects of the war, we..

published on 2/24/24 7:15 AM

Bulgarians, Romanians and Moldovans present the martenitsa in Brussels

On 18 February, the Bulgarian Cultural Association in Belgium hosted the Martenitsa Festival. Representatives from Romania and Moldova also took part at the festival held in Brussels. This is the second edition of the Martenitsa Festival dedicated to..

published on 2/19/24 10:51 AM
Снимка: Българско училище „Д-р Петър Берон“ в Рединг

Secondary school students create avant-garde portraits of Vasil Levski

Pop art portraits of Vasil Levski, inspired by Andy Warhol and his work, were created by 11 th grade students from the Bulgarian school Dr. Petar Beron in Reading, the UK.  “Our students are familiar with Andy Warhol’s work, that is the reason..

published on 2/18/24 7:10 AM
Monument to Vasil Levski in Chicago

Bulgarians in Chicago will commemorate Vasil Levski with various events

For yet another year, Bulgarians living in Chicago will pay tribute and bow their heads before the feat and work of Bulgaria's national hero Vasil Levski on the 151st anniversary of his heroic death. On February 18, a t 12:00 p.m. local time,..

published on 2/17/24 5:20 PM