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Chiprovtsi hosts the town's traditional carpet festival

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..

published on 4/29/22 12:18 PM

Maria Malcheva and the cornucopia of painted Easter eggs from Velingrad

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...

published on 4/23/22 4:15 AM

Bulgarian folk singer Vasilka Damyanova: Joy or worry, singing is my salvation

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..

published on 4/19/22 1:54 PM

School for “lazarki” girls - an amazing experience at Bulgaria’s Etar Museum

Young girls dressed in beautiful costumes from the Gabrovo region, with wreaths on their heads and baskets of flowers in their hands, will walk through the streets of the Etar Ethnographic Open-Air Museum today. The girls are..

published on 4/16/22 8:05 AM

“Granny’s Recipes” competition aims to discover and preserve authentic recipes

A number of tasty meals are prepared in Bulgaria. Various researches and culinary books are dedicated to them. A drawing and essay competition entitled “Granny’s Recipes” aims to discover and preserve authentic recipes, handed down from..

published on 4/15/22 3:00 PM

The language of traditional Bulgarian aprons revealed in exhibition in Plovdiv

The way of life, mentality and culture of the Bulgarians from the early 19 th century to the 1930s is now on display at the Regional Ethnographic Museum in Bulgaria’s second-biggest city Plovdiv. Visitors to the exhibition "The Apron - a..

updated on 4/2/22 11:59 AM

Zhechka Slaninkova: I can't imagine my life without the folk songs

Zhechka Slaninkova is a colossus of the Stranja folk singing tradition. She is one of the many talented singers of this folklore area who have established and popularized the true Stranja style and have given life to the ancient authentic..

published on 3/30/22 5:20 PM

Kukeri festival in village of Turia

The kukeri festival “Old men in Turia” has made a comeback after a two-year pause because of the coronavirus pandemic.  The festival demonstrates the cultural heritage connected with masquerade games in the lives of Bulgarians, and takes..

published on 3/26/22 12:50 PM

World famous Granny Marta

The quiz which Radio Bulgaria conducted among our multilingual audience from all over the world showed clearly that our listeners are well acquainted with the spring traditions of the Bulgarians and especially with the image of Baba Marta...

published on 3/24/22 9:20 AM

The secrets of traditional Bulgarian socks

Community centers, individual participants and clubs from 62 towns in Bulgaria participated in the online "Colorful Socks" contest, organized on the occasion of 100 years since the establishment of   "Kruger Nikolov - 1922" Community Center in..

published on 3/19/22 3:45 PM