The Roma community in Bulgaria is celebrating Vasilyevden /or Vasilitsa, Bango Vasili (literally the Lame Vasil)/, also known as the Roma New Year , reports the Amalipe Foundation. The Roma New Year combining in its traditions Christmas with St...
On the occasion of Vasilitsa holiday honored by the Roma community as the beginning of the New Year, children from the secondary school "Traiko Simeonov" in the town of Shumen paid a visit to Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov in the Council of Ministers...
Most Roma groups in Bulgaria celebrate today St. Basil’s Day ( the Feast of Bango Vassili, Vasilitsa). It is known in the country as “the Roma New Year”. The festivities last for three days- on January 13, 14 and 15. Roma children from the..
