The Bulgarian hut with the tastiest food, the youngest hut-owners and the most unusual experiences is located in the Rhodope Mountain and bears the fabulous name "Momchil Yunak" (The brave lad Momchil). Until some time ago, the facility owned by the..
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov was an official guest at the turning of the first sod of a Herb Processing Plant in Plovdiv. Before that, he visited the Schneider Electric Bulgaria plant in the village of Radinovo near Plovdiv - the first..
Today, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates the birth of St. John the Baptist, and according to popular beliefs, this day is dedicated to herbs, which manifest their healing powers the most on this day . The holiday is known in Bulgaria as..
A few days before the magical night of the traditional feast of Enyovden (Midsummer’s Day ) when the stars descend low above the earth and endow the herbs with healing power, the premiere of the book Medicinal Plants took place in Sofia. It is..
The story of Midsummer's Day is like a beautiful fairy tale about the magic of herbs, youth and beauty. I t's a tale that we are happy to recall every year on June 24 to tell our children and thereby introduce them to folk wisdom and tradition...
In 2020, Bulgarian export of herbs dropped by about 20% to less than 9,000 tons, data from the Bulgarian Association of Herbalists, quoted by "Bulgarian Farmer" show. However, export of medicinal plants to more than 50 countries..
Bulgaria ranks first in the world in the amount of herbs produced per unit of area, the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Waters announced on the occasion of Enyovden (Midsummer's Day). We outperform the largest producers and exporters such as..
The traditional culture of every nation has preserved the so-called alternative (natural) methods of treatment. When official medicine does not help, people resort to the alternative methods hoping that the wisdom of their ancestors is stronger..
Enyovden (Midsummer's Day) is one of the most beloved holidays in the folk calendar of Bulgarians, which has deep roots in our traditions, thinking, and beliefs. It has a fixed date - always it is marked on June 24. It is also called St. John of..
At the end of the First World War, tens of thousands of people were struck by a mysterious disease - the so-called “sleeping sickness”, which made the devastated Old Continent suffer even more. In 1900, a 24-year-old man from the family of a folk..
