Talented choreographers and dancers created dozens of folklore ensembles in Bulgaria in the middle of the last century. At that time, the idea was that every town should have a representative dance group to promote local folklore and revive..
In the Bulgarian calendar, the day of St. Ignatius (Ignazhden) is a folklore as well as a religious feast, marked by the Orthodox church on 20 December. The day is dedicated to Ignatius Theophorus, bishop of Antioch, hence he was also known as Ignatius..
Madlen Bozhilova Amin is the winner of the 2021 UNESCO's Living Human Treasure prize for a project related to the making of the old-time folk costume from the region of Kyustendil called "saya" . Some time ago, the Bulgarian woman returned from abroad to..
A series of holidays starts in December, taking us closer to the shared moments of comfort and love on Christmas Eve. "Varvara boils it, Sava roasts it, Nikola welcomes guests." this is how Bulgarian people describe the..
The Chemshir Folk Dance Club from Armagh, children dancers from the Rayna Knyaginya School and Gabriela Ivanova singing Bulgarian folk songs presented Bulgarian folklore at an international charity bazaar in Dublin, Ireland. The participation of..
The guests to the second creative meeting - seminar of the leaders of Bulgarian folklore ensembles abroad, which took place on November 11 and 12 in Sofia, were welcomed with the smell of bread, sweetened with honey. In addition to..
For the 8th time, Kardzhali is hosting the Folklore Festival of amateur folk dance clubs "Perpera". The forum will gather today on the stage of the theater in Kardzhali more than 420 amateur dancers from all over the country. They will perform..
The World Culture Festival is preparing for its fourth edition, which this year will be held from September 29 to October 1 in Washington, USA. The festival is organised by the Art of Living Foundation, set up by spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi..
The Bulgarian Voices - Angels Choir starts its European tour today as the first concert is tonight in Hoofdorp, the Netherlands, at 20:15 local time. Concerts follow in Heerlen on September 22, in Herford on 23 September, in Copenhagen on 24 and 25..
The Bulgarian community in Vancouver, Canada, is holding the Katanitza Festival of Bulgarian folk dances and embroidery from September 21 to 24 with the participation of groups from all over North America and Canada . This is the 10th edition of the..
