A festive concert in the Voivodenets area launched the twelfth National Folk Art Festival in Koprivshtitsa this morning. The celebration was attended by caretaker Minister of Culture prof. Velislav Minekov and his deputy prof. Borislava..
The participants in the 12 th edition of the National Fair of Bulgarian Folk Art in Koprivshtitsa are over 6,500 , it became clear at the press conference the day before the star of the large-scale forum. On August 5, 6 and 7, on..
More than 1,500 participants from municipalities located in Southwestern Bulgaria are to perform at the folklore festival “Pirin Sings” on July 30 and 31. The 60th anniversary of the festival will be marked at Predela saddle, which separates Pirin..
Dobrudzha, the part of the country where he was born, has always been an inspiration for the artistic ideas of renowned musician Zhivko Zhelev, who recently turned 60. Dobrudzha is where he lives and works, despite a serious job offer he was..
“Let the show go on!” This is the motto of the International Folklore Festival which opens tonight in Veliko Turnovo. Over four days, 180 performers from abroad and 200 from Bulgaria will present the culture, traditions, songs and dances of their..
The celebrated Bulgarian singer and instrumentalist Georgi Germanov was born in the coastal town of Obzor, Burgas district, in a family of refugees from Asia Minor and Eastern Thrace. Therefore, it is no coincidence that he devoted himself to..
The culture of the Bessarabian Bulgarians is still alive, only today it is found not in the cities, but in the villages, where the rituals are performed in their authentic form and not in some theatrical version intended for tourists, says..
July 13, 2022 marks the 100 th anniversary since the birth of Bulgaria’s famous Thracian singer Valkana Stoyanova, a true legend during her lifetime. The folklorist Maria Kuteva writes about her: "The masterful performance of..
There is so much feeling in Dimitar Lavchev’s gadulka-playing art, the noble voice of his instrument, the gadulka (or rebec) reaches out to listeners at such an emotional level, that he has come to be called Mitko Lavchev – the weeping gadulka...
Fresh cherries can be picked in May and by early July the cherry-picking campaign is almost over. The fruit is rich in vitamins and other nutrients that boost the immune system. Cherries help inhibit oxidative stress and decrease inflammation by..
Bulgaria’s Minister of Finance Temenuzhka Petkova said that the turnover of large retail chains in Bulgaria decreased by 28.8% on the day of the boycott..
Bulgaria’s Premier Rosen Zhelyazkov convened an emergency meeting at the Council of Ministers on Saturday dedicated to the issue of food prices...
The first Dalmatian Pelican of this season hatched a few days ago in the protected area Kalimok - Brushlen near the Danube town of Tutrakan, reports the..
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