More than 3,500 people will take part at the 17th National Thracian Folklore Festival "Bogorodichna Stapka" in the resort village of Starozagorski Bani, Stara Zagora region. The official opening is at 11:00 am today.
The National Folklore Ensemble "Philip Koutev" will give a concert at 19:00 pm. The festive evening will end with a firewalking demonstration. The festival will continue in the first half of Sunday. Crafts of the past will be presented at the festival. The participants will also present favorite dishes prepared under old Bulgarian recipes.
Today marks the 88th anniversary of the birth of remarkable Bulgaria folk singer Nadka Karadzhova . Born on March 14, 1937 in the then Pazardzhik village of Trivoditsi (today - Plovdiv region), she is a descendant of an old musical family. At the age..
Every year, the chitalishte (community culture club) in the village of Kralevo not far from Targovishte, re-enacts Bulgarian traditions and rituals, organizing contests such as “Master lyutenitsa - maker” and “From granny’s dresser”. And for the..
According to popular belief, the color red has the power of the sun and gives vitality to every living being, while white symbolizes purity, innocence and joy . The appearance of the twisted white and red threads, known as martenitsa, means that winter..
‘The Bulgarian horo is a kind of magic — an enchanted circle that pulses with the unique energy of our spirit, our traditions and our identity,’ says..
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