Colourful dances, lively folk music, youth and… lots of fun – that is what the Gold Dust International Folklore Festival in the village of Chelopech (23-26 July) will be remembered for. This was only the second edition of the festival..
Prominent Bulgarian violinist Georgi Badev has passed away. He was an artist of high rank, a musician with a huge contribution to Bulgarian and world culture. And last but not least - a very modest man. Georgi Badev was born in Vidin where he began..
On August 2 the Ancient Theatre in Plovdiv will bring together people who are now or have sometime in the past, been members of the Trakia ensemble. Hundreds of loyal friends and fans are expected to attend, arriving from all corners of the..
Se fue de este mundo el gran violinista búlgaro, Gueorgui Badev – un intérprete de muy alto rango, un músico que ha dado un enorme aporte a la cultura nacional y mundial. Y no en último lugar, una persona muy humilde. Nació en la ciudad de Vidin donde..
Tras nueve años de interrupción del festival de Rozhen, en este año 2015, se congregaron más de 8 mil intérpretes, 315 formaciones de canto, más 25 conjuntos folclóricos. Detrás de estas escuetas cifras están los preparativos, los viajes y las..
Rodop dağında bulunan Ravnogor köyünde (Bratsigovo’ya yakın) her Temmuz sonu düzenlenen geleneksel festivaller var- “Nabora” bayramı, küçük folklor festivali ve geçen senden beri yapılan gayda yarışması. Çeviri: Esin Galib
By tradition, the village of Ravnogor in the Rhodope Mountains hosts a few festivals at the end of July: the mini-festival Nabora and since last year, a bagpipe playing competition. They offer a lot of folk music and dances and attract Bulgarians and..
In traditional Bulgarian culture, terziistvo - tailoring is one of the so-called seasonal trades. It was especially popular in the 18 th and 19 th century and was practiced by men and men only. In winter-time when there was no farm work to be done,..
Terzilik mesleği geleneksel kültürde sözüm ona mevsimlik zanaatlardan biridir. 18. ve 19. asırlarda çok büyük rağbet gören terzilik zanaatı, genelde erkeklere ait bir meslektir. Terziler, kır işlerinden serbest kalıp kış aylarında köy köy gezip..
The Rozhen National Folklore Fair 2015 gathered over 8,000 performers, 315 singing bands, 25 folklore ensembles and the applause of some 350,000 spectators, after 9 years of interruption. Most of the guests were Bulgarians, though one could hear Greek,..