The first hours of the New Year in Bulgaria begin with the custom of survakane - a group of children or young men going from house to house carrying a specially decorated stick called "survachka" and patting family members with it, expressing..
“Bulgarian Sparks 2016” community centre in the town of Dobrich (Northeastern Bulgaria) runs an international competition for authentic or reproduced original Bulgarian embroidery motifs. By 15 December 2021, contestants must submit a sample..
The great Bulgarian folk singer Olga Borisova passed away at the age of 80, her colleagues from the Svetoglas formation said. "Olga Borisova went through life with the aspiration of sublime and pure ideas, turning them into..
Numerous concerts, prestigious awards, thousands of kilometers traveled for concerts at home and abroad, and most importantly - a huge wealth of authentic folk songs and a collection of ancient costumes… This has been the path of development of..
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev conferred the Honorary Sign of the Head of State on prominent men and women of culture. The award was bestowed on the doyenne of TV directing in Bulgaria Ivanka Antonova, who took part in the first live TV..
Lyubka Rondova is a singer who will always be remembered with much appreciation and admiration. She dedicated her entire life to Bulgarian folk singing, she would even say that these songs were her children, so she treasured them and gifted them..
In the middle of summer, the mountain resort of Borovets welcomes its guests with its well-marked paths that lead to the secrets of the Rila Mountains. But if you want to combine your mountain vacation with cultural tourism, we recommend visiting..
The exhibition entitled "Bulgarian folklore preserved in crafts, encoded in embroidery" includes unique works of art and is now open to visitors. The exhibition is arranged in the Palace in the Black Sea town of Balchik and can be seen until July..
"Remember the past, build the future, keep traditions alive!" is the motto of this year's folklore festival in the Shoppe region, which is held in the period June 21 to 27th in Elin Pelin. The municipality has prepared thematic events for..
An old legend has it that all winds are born on Christmas Еve and baptized before Epiphany. In Bulgarian folklore, winds are classified first according to the four cardinal directions. The wind coming from the north is called Northerner, or..
