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June 3: The night of fire-dancers

The Day of St. Constantine and Helena in the old style (Julian calendar) is on June 3. In some villages in the Strandzha people still observe the tradition of Nestinarstvo – the fire-dancing rite or dancing barefoot on live embers. Mysteries..

published on 6/3/22 9:34 AM
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When folk music is part of childhood

“Our children love folk songs, they love the stage, they love to win prizes and the applause, it gives them wings and motivates them,” Plamena Gospodinova says about the children from the Ilia Avramov arts club in Nova Zagora...

published on 5/31/22 5:05 PM

An animated fairytale combines the codes of Bulgarian folklore and embroidery

There are a great many many symbols and messages encoded into Bulgarian folklore rhythms and Bulgarian embroidery, which, in olden times, were believed to have magical healing and protective properties. In search of a new, less commercial..

published on 5/23/22 12:56 PM

Petrich village organizes “locket” festival of arts and crafts

The first “locket” festival is to take place in the village of Petrich, not far from Sofia, on 7 May at 11 AM. It is connected with the celebrations of the 146 th anniversary of the outbreak of the April uprising in Petrich village, and the..

published on 5/7/22 8:45 AM

Bulgarians across the country mark Saint George's Day with traditional celebrations

The memory of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious, who has been among the most revered saints since the baptism of the Bulgarians, is celebrated on May 6. St. George is one of the few saints venerated by both Christians and Muslims. From the..

published on 5/6/22 2:47 PM

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