The day of St. Tryphon (1 February old style, 14 February new style) is celebrated by vine growers, falconers and gardeners in Bulgaria.
St. Tryphon is believed to help ward off insects and pests that harm plants. In folklore tradition, the day is celebrated over three consecutive days – 1,2 and 3 February and is known as Trifuntsi. It is the day on which red wine and ritual bread is taken to the vineyards where the vines are pruned for the first time and wine is poured onto them
Nearly 340 participants from countries on different continents will take the stage at the Summer Theatre in Marno Pole Park in Veliko Tarnovo to present the their folklore traditions. The start is today, 20 July, when the traditional..
Products made of wool inspire the feeling of inner comfort and warmth in the visitors of the Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum. The exhibition "Bulgarian felts - a message from antiquity" presents an ancient craft, which is..
The Hague, a city in the south of the Netherlands, the administrative centre and the place where the Queen lives and works... Hardly anyone associates this city with Bulgarian folklore and traditions. But the fact is that the interest in..
The Philip Koutev National School of Folk Arts is not just any school - it is a talent laboratory. It is the first school not only in Bulgaria but in..
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