The elixir of life, as Bulgarians used to call good wine, was a sacral beverage back in the times before Christianity had spread over the Bulgarian territories. Worshipping the resilient fruit-bearing vines was always part of Bulgarian tradition...
In Bulgarian tradition January 21 is Babinden , grannies’ or midwives’ day, the last in the string of festive days connected with ritual bathing. It is a day honouring the “grannies”, the local midwives and healers who once helped women..
The singing skills of the renowned folk singer are an example of how the singing tradition is passed down from generation to generation. Her repertoire is of authentic songs from the region of Radomir where she was born (Western Bulgaria). It..
Let's drive away the evil forces on Surva! - is the motto of the largest festival of masquerade games in Bulgaria and the Balkans . Traditionally, the festival held in the town of Pernik brings together thousands of participants,..
Folk singer Valya Balkanska from the Rhodope region turns 80 today. The singer gained world fame with the song Izlel e Delyo Haidutin , a recording of which was included on the Golden Record carried on board the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2..
As is the tradition of old, people in Yassen village near Pleven banished the evil spirits, diseases and bad luck from their homes, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reports. A ritual called Blind Mare is performed there after Epiphany and..
Today is Babinden , Granny’s or Midwives’ Day, a popular feast day celebrating the elderly women who once helped women give birth. The day, once marked on 21 January, old style, has lost many of its rituals of old, such as the bathing of..
After the day of the Epiphany (Yordanovden in Bulgarian) and the ritual bathing of men, the January series of customs continues with Ivanovden celebrated on January 7. In the church calendar, this is the day of Saint John the Baptist who baptized..
On January 2, the Orthodox Church pays honor to St. Sylvester – Pope of Rome, who lived in the III - IV century. In 314 he was elected Roman bishop and pope and he remained on this position until his death in 335. This was the time when..
They are clad in genuine animal skins weighing 30-40 kgs. each, wear horns and all kinds of different-coloured charms. They sometimes hide their faces behind fearful masks, at other times they show their weather-beaten faces. Their pictures..
On Saturday, minimum temperatures in the country will be between 5 and 10°C, around 5°C in Sofia. The morning will be sunny. In the afternoon it will be..
Knezha-Sofia-South Africa-Botswana and ... Asenovgrad. These are the stations in the life journey of our compatriot Darena Gesheva, which will surely..
Ground forces military personnel destroyed an unexploded ordnance found yesterday in Vazrazhdane residential area of Sofia, the press service of the..
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