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author: Gergana Mancheva

The Starling student club teaches children not to be afraid of animals

Starling – the songster that is so common to forests in this country – has given its name to a student club of biologists and nature lovers. In their interpretation Starling or SKORETS in Bulgarian is an acronym meaning: Student Club of..

29.05.17 14:20 |

Small Bulgarian village of Seidol has its unusual school

Being an innovator with non-standard ideas is more of an obstacle in this country than an advantage, especially in the rigid system of education. In major urban schools, innovation most often comes from outside, in the form of participation in..

27.05.17 09:35 |

Mountains teach us hard lessons during springtime hiking

Bulgarian mountains may look very tempting for hiking during the weekend in springtime. People who do not often hike imagine the mountain very much like a nearby park with green trees, blossoming grasses and bird songs over our heads. Only the..

21.05.17 09:00 |

Knowledge heroes presented at Sofia Science Festival 7th edition

The 7 th edition of the Sofia Science Festival took place for a first time at its new home – Sofia Tech Park. A total of 65 lectures and discussions were held over the 4 festive days, accompanied by interactive experiments and demonstrations..

15.05.17 15:08 |
The site upon its discovery in 2004

Bulgarian citizens insist: Bring back the banished spirit of the Thracians to the stone mound near Staro Zhelezare

The Thracian sanctuary near the village of Staro Zhelezare (Hisarya Municipality) sinks into oblivion, a civil association formed to save that valuable archeological site alarms. An exhibition of photos tracing the destiny of that site from..

14.05.17 10:00 |

People from village of Lozen honor Saint George with ritual bread, lamb meals and songs

Saint George is a Christian martyr and a warrior who was sealed in our minds as a rider who slays a dragon with his spear.Icons depicting Saint George who slays the dragon can be seen in all Bulgarian Orthodox churches. Each year on May 6 the..

06.05.17 08:45 |

Exposition with the breath of lavender and freshly baked bread opens in Sofia

“Health and beauty with natural and organic products” – this is the motto of the exposition of producers from the country, the first of its kind, taking place at the oldest shopping centre in Bulgaria – the Central Department Store in Sofia...

28.04.17 13:15 |

Wells in Bulgaria’s Nikola Kozlevo tell the story of first settlers

The myth about the aridity of Dobrudzha used to be popular in today’s land of the village of Nikola Kozlevo in northeastern Bulgaria. Travelers who passed more than 150 years ago through the thick forests of the Ludogorie region and through..

27.04.17 13:21 |

Telescopes – the inquisitive eyes of the human race, gazing at the celestial display of the planets

Space and the celestial bodies have always fired the imagination of the human race. The starry sky may be breathtakingly beautiful, yet there are many dangers lurking there, often the result of geopolitical relations here, on Earth. Just..

25.04.17 13:27 |

Bulgarian schools: is there a process of radicalization underway in them?

A conference was held earlier this month in Sofia that focused on security of children in Bulgarian schools. The organizers from the Trade Union of Teachers at the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) view the problem of..

22.04.17 09:05 |