More than 1000 mummers banished the evil from Blagoevgrad as they held a two-hour pageant for the traditional festival of mummer and masquerade games. Thirteen groups from the city and from neighboring villages joined the Mummers’ Festival 2018. Traditional regional customs and rituals were presented to the jury. Each group had its dancers, bears, bear-trainers, grannies and old men. The mummer games showed some topical stories, such as the campaign for the renovation of apartment blocks. Blagoevgrad has been very active in this campaign.
Bulgarian national folk costumes from the Rhodope region inspired young European designers, finalists in the Open Space Foundation's Echo Academies project , BTA reported, citing Alma Communication. In the recently concluded first stage of the..
The Bulgarian National Radio’s Folk Music Orchestra is entering its 8 th decade with a concert, tonight, 19 October, at 7 PM at the BNR’s Studio No. 1. The musicians and their conductor Dimitar Hristov, will present a programme with two..
Traditional Bulgarian embroidery has been inspiring people for centuries. The diversity of its elements is an expression of the rich soul and artistic talents of the Bulgarian woman and embodies the constant pursuit of beauty. For five..
Today is Bulgarian Folklore Day, designated as such by the Ministry of Culture in 2019. The idea for such a day belongs to Chinary folklore ensemble,..
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