Walnuts are an important symbol in Bulgarian traditions. Various folk beliefs are associated with these small nuts and the walnut A walnut appears not coincidentally in the story of the Bulgarian feature film "The Devil's Tail", released in..
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, says a popular English proverb. Besides being useful, sweet and aromatic, apples are also a fruit with deep symbolism that continues to resonate with humanity to this day. Most Christians associate the apple with the..
Folk singers Lyubimka, Neda and Mitra Bisserov were born amid the great natural scenery of Mount Pirin, Southwestern Bulgaria, in a small mountain village with the name Pirin. Their forefathers settled in a hardly accessible place in a bid to make sure..
An abode of deities but also of formidable forces, mountains are a place of awe and respect in Bulgarian traditions. In folk myths, tales and legends, they are described as living beings, sometimes as deities, but always with an individual destiny. Just..
In this edition of Folk Studio we take a look into the folklore notion of how Heaven originated. For millennia man was looking up at the skies convinced that there was bustling life there. Though invisible for human eye the heavenly creatures were believed..
The carpet industry in Bulgaria is one of the traditional crafts in this country and was handed down from one generation to another. There are several very popular local crafts schools in Bulgaria which are specialized in the making of carpets. Among them..
“There is a herb for every ache”, a Bulgarian proverb goes. And indeed, the Bulgarian folk medicine has proved effective in a wide range of diseases and has created an elaborate system for the prevention of various health problems. In cases when the illness..
“An open air museum is a necessity, so that people can easily learn about the past”, says the renowned ethnographer and artist Lazar Donkov. Thanks to his efforts the first Architectural-Ethnographic complex Etara opens doors in 1964. Situated 8 kilometers..
The front cover of the book Like other European countries in recent decades, Bulgaria has been suffering from a demographic crisis - its population keeps decreasing and aging at a steady pace. One reason for this alarming trend are the..
In the traditional beliefs of Bulgarians and those of other Balkan and Slav people, crafts are not seen as simply a specific skill and labour activity. They have special spiritual dimensions and symbolism. Craftsmen have the ability to create; in their..
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..
After 4 years of investigation, the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has submitted to court the indictment against former gambling mogul Vassil Bozhkov,..
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