For more than 20 years in the city of Montana, there has been a tradition on January 6 for people to go to Montanenzium Park, where there is an artificial lake, suitable for conducting the Orthodox Christian ritual called "Saving the Holy Cross" on the Epiphany. Enthusiasts to plunge into the park's icy waters are usually no more than 20 residents of Montana. This year, however, the church ritual will attract many more fans of the tradition from the Northwest. To the ritual of sanctifying the water and saving the Cross of God in Montana, a new folk element is added, namely a male dance, like the one that attracts many guests every year in the town of Kalofer.
The Orthodox church marks the day of Saint Sylvester today. A Roman Pope, who lived in the 3rd-4th century, and who, according to legend baptized Emperor Constantine I the Great and converted him to Christianity. In folklore belief, Saint Sylvester is..
In Yambol, a large Christmas carolling festival is traditionally organized on December 25, in which dozens of caroling groups (koledari) sing and dance. Only in Yambol the carollers not only sing and bless, but also dance. The Yambol Christmas..
Madlen Bozhilova Amin is the winner of the 2021 UNESCO's Living Human Treasure prize for a project related to the making of the old-time folk costume from the region of Kyustendil called "saya" . Some time ago, the Bulgarian woman returned from abroad to..
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