At a session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Adis Abeba, Ethiopia, a decision was taken for the festival of folklore in Koprivshtitsa to be included in the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices. The latter already lists the carpet-making tradition of Chiprovtsi, the Bistritsa Grannies, the nestinarstvo barefoot dance on smouldering embers and the Surva New Year custom. The festival of folklore in Koprivshtitsa has now shown in the course of 50 years the genre variety and extraordinary wealth of the Bulgarian folklore inheritance, combined with the unique Renaissance atmosphere of this beautiful Bulgarian town. The festival has also turned into a movement for preserving and popularization of national traditional culture, called today intangible cultural heritage.
"In a world that is already growing apart, holding hands becomes a silent prayer - a way to come together again". So begins the description of the project "Father and Son" by Bulgarian photographer Valery Poshtarov on the website of the World..
The Wilson Gallery and Museum in the British town of Cheltenham displays a unique collection of paintings by a Bulgarian emigrant who lived and worked in the the UK for many years. The exhibition features works by iconic artists including Amedeo..
The book "The Sboryanovo Enigma” by Dragomir Bogomilov will be presented this evening at 7:00 pm in the "Sofia" gallery of the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in London. More than 2,000 years ago, today's Sboryanovo reserve was the..
"In a world that is already growing apart, holding hands becomes a silent prayer - a way to come together again". So begins the description of the..
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