Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Celebrating Liberation Day

Skiers in folk costumes descend the ski slopes in Pamporovo

Photo: Facebook/Голямото ски спускане в носии

For another year on the National Day of Bulgaria - Liberation Day, March 3, in the resort of Pamporovo in the Rhodope Mountains was held the "Big skiing in folk costumes". 
"Every year there are at least 100 more people who are in costumes and ski down. There are more bagpipers, more drummers while we ski," said Antoniya Kamenichka from BNR's Radio Sofia. Antoniya is the organizer of the event in Pamporovo. 
Among the participants there are young entrepreneurs who have settled with their families in the Rhodope villages, lecturers who organize trainings there, avid skiers and snowboarders, teachers, doctors, engineers. Some of the costumes belonged to the grandparents of the participants.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Prices are now officially displayed also in euros

On August 8, the prices of all goods in stores must also be in euros. The currency conversion must be at the rate of 1.95583, set by the currency board and at which it was accepted that Bulgaria would switch to the European currency...

published on 8/8/25 6:10 AM

Hot weather, clouds over the mountains, but no precipitation

On Friday, the lowest temperatures will be between 16 and 23°C; in Sofia – around 16°. It will be sunny during the day. There will be cumulus clouds over the mountains, with a very small probability of isolated afternoon..

published on 8/7/25 7:05 PM

Bulgaria deploys military contingent to Kosovo

A Bulgarian military contingent has departed for a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo , BNR’s Shumen correspondent reports. A total of 97 service members (90 men and 7 women) were officially sent off today. The contingent is part of NATO’s Kosovo Force..

published on 8/7/25 6:06 PM