On the Day of St. Patrick, Ireland’s National Day, the Sydney Opera House, the Statue of Christ in Rio De Janeiro and the Great Wall of China will be illuminated in green lights as besides Ireland processions dedicated to the holiday will be held in New York, Moscow, Beijing, Berlin.
For the first time this year a Bulgarian town will honor the feast of St. Patrick - this is Chepelare in the Rhodope Mountain where for more than 20 years there are special friendly relationships between local people and Irish people who each year go skiing there. The municipal hall of Chepelare will be illuminated in green on the evening of March 17!
On the occasion of Ireland’s National Day BNR’s Assia Chaneva talks to HE John Biggar about his first impressions of Bulgaria, the similarity between Bulgarian and Irish people, about what he likes in Bulgarian traditions and also about the future of the EU. (The full interview is contained in the audio file.)
The Little Miss and Mister Galaxy 2025 contest kicks off in Bansko, bringing together talented children from 4 to 17 years old. Contestants from countries including Bulgaria, Brazil, Macedonia and Georgia will showcase their skills in interviews,..
The international culinary competition "Cupid's Spoon" will be held in Bulgaria for the third consecutive year. The culinary contest has a mission- to show that people with disabilities can successfully cope with everyday activities when given..
The Climate, Atmosphere and Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (CAW RI-BAS) is organizing a conference and celebratory event dedicated to water – an invaluable natural resource, an irreplaceable component of all organisms..
Bulgaria has joined a multinational nomination for accession to the element "Pasture traditions", inscribed on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural..
Divers from Burgas' Friends of the Sea association opened the diving season . With the water temperature at seven degrees , they made their traditional..
On the night of Saturday to Sunday (30 March), at 3am, we need to move the clock forward one hour - to 4am. This will give us an hour less sleep on that..
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