One of the biggest folklore festivals near Rozhen peak (The Rhodopes) again gathers fans of folklore from Bulgaria and abroad. Traditionally Rhozen is a festival of folklore and stockbreeding, as stockbreeding is the main livelihood in the region of the Rhodopes Range. The festival programme includes national folklore competition for folk singers, instrumentalists, folk dances, customs and verbal folklore. Traditions come alive in dance competitions, evening concerts and fire-dancing shows where men and women dance over live coals. Stockbreeders launch exhibitions of various breeds of sheep, goats, dogs and other domestic animals. They also present dairy and meat foods and traditional meals.
Eight days before Easter, we celebrate Lazarus Saturday (St. Lazarus Day). It is the first of the three major Christian feasts associated with the miracle of the Resurrection and is followed by Palm Sunday and Easter. St. Lazarus Day is celebrated..
The Bulgarian village of Turia at the southern foothill of the Balkan Range is welcoming over a thousand participants in the Masquerade Games "Old Men in Turia". This year's edition of the festival on 30 March will feature 28 mummers' groups from all..
"In a vast region in northern Bulgaria, St. Todor is somehow perceived as a demonic character... He visited gatherings of unmarried girls, which were prohibited during that period; he acquired the appearance of a young bachelor, but distinguishable by..
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