The 28th International Festival of Masquerade Games Surva begins today in the town of Pernik (Southwest Bulgaria). The festival will be opened with a torch procession and a concert programme of foreign groups Friends without Borders. Surva is regarded as the most prestigious manifestation of traditional folk games and customs in Bulgaria and the Balkans. An international scientific forum will be held on the first day of Surva under the motto Weekdays and Masks with the participation of prominent cultural anthropologists and historians from Bulgaria, Lithuania, Macedonia and Serbia. Over 7,500 people will take part at the Surva festival between January 25 and 27.
The "Spartan" aircraft of the Bulgarian Air Force has left for North Macedonia on the orders of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, the government's press service announced. It will transport five seriously injured victims of the fire at a nightclub in the..
The Bulgarian Ministry of Health has organised medical assistance for those injured in the nightclub fire in northern Macedonia. The tragedy, which occurred overnight in the town of Kočani, claimed the lives of more than 50 people and left more than 100..
In response to the tragedy in North Macedonia, where more than 50 people lost their lives in a fire at a nightclub in the town of Kočani, Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev offered condolences and assistance to the families and relatives of the victims,..
A protest is taking place in Sofia to demand maximum sentences for a man and a woman who killed animals in a particularly cruel way. So far, nearly..
In response to the tragedy in North Macedonia, where more than 50 people lost their lives in a fire at a nightclub in the town of Kočani, Foreign..
Overnight, clouds over the north and east will bring brief showers. There will be light to moderate westerly winds which will increase in strength on..
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