On October 26, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki who perished for the Christian faith in the early 4 th century. In Bulgaria’s folklore calendar the Day of Saint Demetrius, also known as Dimitrovden, is considered..
More than 300 producers and craftsmen show their specialties at a three-day festival of the famous Elena pork ham. (The municipality of Elena is a Bulgarian mountain resort in the central Balkans, known its typical local cuisine. Its administrative..
More than 20 thousand people are expected to visit the XIV International Festival of Folk Costume in the World Architectural Monument village of Zheravna in southeastern Bulgaria. The event starts today and runs until Sunday. Visitors will be..
Love of Bulgaria’s songs and dances brought hundreds of visitors from abroad to the festival in Koprivshtitsa during the weekend at the beginning of August. People from the Netherlands, Belgium, Japan, France, the UK spent their time..
If you find yourself in Koprivshtitsa at the time of the festival, you will never forget your time here. The town and the Voevodenets meadows in the environs spring to life in colourful, polyphonic, ever changing tableaux. People from Bulgaria and..
The Folk Art Festival in Koprivshtitsa is held for the 12th time. For three consecutive days - 5, 6 and 7 August, talented folk song and dance performers from all over Bulgaria gathered in the region. "Koprivshtitsa is a..
A festive concert in the Voivodenets area launched the twelfth National Folk Art Festival in Koprivshtitsa this morning. The celebration was attended by caretaker Minister of Culture prof. Velislav Minekov and his deputy prof. Borislava..
The participants in the 12 th edition of the National Fair of Bulgarian Folk Art in Koprivshtitsa are over 6,500 , it became clear at the press conference the day before the star of the large-scale forum. On August 5, 6 and 7, on..
More than 1,500 participants from municipalities located in Southwestern Bulgaria are to perform at the folklore festival “Pirin Sings” on July 30 and 31. The 60th anniversary of the festival will be marked at Predela saddle, which separates Pirin..
Dobrudzha, the part of the country where he was born, has always been an inspiration for the artistic ideas of renowned musician Zhivko Zhelev, who recently turned 60. Dobrudzha is where he lives and works, despite a serious job offer he was..
An avalanche has fallen in Pirin Mountain close to Bansko ski resort and has buried people . The Mountain Rescue Service has reported that one of the..
President Rumen Radev met in Sofia with the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban who is paying a visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of the Bulgarian..
On Saturday, a cold front will sweep across the country. During the night there will be rain in Western and Central Bulgaria, and snow in the..
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