The year 2019 is more special for the Plovdiv-based craftsman Ivan Tonev also known as Garbacha. Because of his dedicated work to reviving and preserving the ancient tailor’s craft known as “terziystvo”, Ivan Garbacha has received the Guardian..
Each year around Ivanovden, which used to be marked on January 20, according to the old calendar, in many villages in the regions of Sofia, Rousse and Lovech a folk ritual known as Jamala is performed. It is a male feast and is part of the..
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church pays respect to the memory of St. Athanasius the Great two times a year - on May 2 ( the day of his death) and on January 18, when his last return as Patriarch of Alexandria took place. On January 18 people traditionally..
“Servant in the daytime, master at night. What is it?” The answer to this popular riddle is: the broom. The broom is regarded as a woman’s tool. With the exception of journeymen and apprentices, whose job it is to sweep the store..
More than 15,000 guests from across Bulgaria visited the town of Apriltsi in the Central Balkan Range to join the festival of mulled rakiya (brandy) and the traditional Bulgarian bacon (slanina). The idea for the event emerged six years ago at the..
A common household object, the spoon in the Bulgarian traditional culture has acquired a special role in a range of rituals and occult practices.In the Bulgarian lands the spoon has been in widespread use since very ancient times. A few..
Pretty, motley and quite complex, Bulgarian embroidery is one of the highest achievements of traditional culture. Like other Bulgarian crafts, it harbours symbols and meanings, established far back in time. Most Bulgarian homes have kept to the..
