In Christian teaching forgiveness stands out as the greatest virtue, fruit of Christ's infinite love for man. Not surprisingly, each year on the eve of the Great Lent every Christian is given the opportunity to ask forgiveness and to forgive. In Orthodox..
When spring knocks on the door of the Bulgarian and the grey winter scenery constantly gradate to delicate green shades, the local people forget about the heavy and greasy meals. This is the time when fresh vegetable foods such as spinach, nettle, dock and..
The high flames of the fire, the chime of the church bell, the public crier shouting, a kerchief or a bunch of flowers. We are hardly aware that those things were the precursors of the present-day means of communication that we take for granted. Well, of..
The life of our forefathers was unfolding within a common rhythm outlined by workdays and holidays, work and celebration, fast and full diet. In this way eating and meals were not a matter of personal preference but rather followed strict rules, had a rich..
" I'll buy you a crimson belt and a colorful necklace ..." Among the landmark systems that we use, the language of colors is certainly one of the oldest and most persistent. The variety of colors that we encounter in the surrounding world..
In the traditional understanding of Bulgarian,s the annual calendar is divided into two parts - winter and summer. This is dictated by the organization of the entire agricultural cycle marked by two major folk feasts. On Dimitrovden (October 26),..
Grapes and wine occupy an important place not only on the Bulgarian table, but in the spiritual world of Bulgarians. In some Apocrypha it is precisely the vine instead of the apple that is indicated as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the tree..
A favorite food since ancient times, honey was an important part of the diet in ancient Egypt, India and China. There is evidence that its great nutritional value was not a secret to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Sumer and Assyria. In ancient..
In Bulgarian folklore the wolf is not a God’s creation, no. It is the creation of the devil in a bid to copy God. God went to visit the devil to check into the latter’s shady dealings because he had boasted of being able to breathe life into various..
Welcome to Folk Studio with a feature written by Associate Prof. Dr. Vihra Baeva. Today you can find out about the ways Bulgarians believed would help them protect the community from bubonic plague, one of the deadliest diseases during the Middle Ages. We..
In 2021, the value added of the EU’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector was equivalent to 5.5% of the EU’s gross value added: 4.7%..
In “Bulgaria Today” on Tuesday, April 23, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country. Next on the show: Over 60% of people in..
MEPs are concerned about Russian interference in the upcoming elections on June 9, and the properties on the territory of Bulgaria currently owned by..
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