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author: Albena Bezovska

A record for decorating the greatest number of eggs simultaneously was set in Sofia last year. It took hundreds of participants three minutes to paint 2,500 eggs.

In the beginning was the egg: the tradition of decorated Easter eggs in Bulgaria

The knack of transforming every tradition is a hallmark in Bulgaria that has given rise to a number of Easter rituals. In our lands, religious feasts have never fully replaced the colourful pagan rituals for welcoming spring. Some of them have..

19.04.14 08:00 |

Tsvetnitsa(söğüt) bayramı

13 Nisan’da ülkemizde Tsvetnitsa, Türkçe’de Söğüt bayramı veya Dallar pazarı olarak bilinen bayram kutlanıyor. Bu günde çiçek ve ağaç ismini taşıyan kişiler isim günü de kutluyor. Tsvetnitsa her zaman Paskalya Yortusu, halk dilinde “Kızıl yumurta “..

12.04.14 07:25 |

Lazaritsa and Tsvetnisa

Though an integral part in the cycle of a few great Christian feasts, the folklore celebrations of Lazaritsa (equivalent of the Feast of Saint Lazarus) and Tsvetnitsa (equivalent of Palm Sunday) are distinctly Bulgarian. They..

12.04.14 07:20 |
Maria Martinova

Tanguarda, tango without borders

Tango Without Borders is a concert from the playbill of the European Music Festival. The intriguing title stands for an unusual program that will be presented on 9 April by Tanguarda Group. The group has been known to Bulgarian audiences since 2009 when..

09.04.14 14:47 |
Mar'ia Martinova

“Tanguarda”- Tango sin Fronteras

Tango sin Fronteras es un concierto de la cartelera del Festival Musical Europeo. Detrás de este título hay un programa interesante e insólito que el 9 de abril ejecutará el conjunto Tanguarda. El público búlgaro conoce la formación desde el año 2009..

09.04.14 10:33 |

Ateshkhan Yuseinov and his ethno music experiments

Ateshkhan Yuseinovis a virtuoso guitarist, a musician with off-the-wall ideas and a leader of a few projects. He is currently working on a world music album. One of the tracks in it is called "Imalo Edno Vreme" (Once upon a time)...

07.04.14 14:14 |

Dinosaur Memories of Rumen Stoyanov

The Hungarian Institute of Culture will host tonight the Sofia premiere of Dinosaur Memories – the new book of Rumen Stoyanov. The famous translator has gathered moments from his 50 years of experience in “word transferring” from and to Spanish..

01.04.14 13:03 |

Opera singer Mariana Zvetkova about her meetings with Boris Christoff and the roots of inspiration

La Scala in Milan, the opera theatres in Berlin, Munich, Dresden, Paris, Vienna, Rio de Janeiro, Brussels, New York, Detroit, Tokyo are but a few of the prestigious opera stages Mariana Zvetkova has performed on. Her repertoire features..

01.04.14 12:24 |

Iliev dance workshop opens 9th edition

On March 31, on the first day of their spring vacation, about 120 students from Bulgaria and neighboring countries begin active work at Iliev dance workshop. Classical ballet in the Balanchine style (as opposed to the Vaganova style studied in..

31.03.14 15:22 |
Mariana Popota en el papel de Brunegilda de la ópera Cantar de los nibelungos de Richard Wagner

Mariana Tsvetkova: sobre los encuentros importantes y la inspiración

La Scala de Milán, teatros líricos de Berlín, Munich, Dresde, París, Viena, Río de Janeiro, Bruselas, Nueva York, Detroit, Tokio, solo son una parte de los escenarios prestigiosos que figuran en la biografía de Mariana Tsvetkova. En su repertorio tiene..

29.03.14 09:00 |