Folklore

"Come down, Dzherman, and dine!" – the lost magic of Christmas Eve

published on 12/24/24 5:30 AM

A gift for a gift – ritual breads and an odd number of dishes on Christmas Eve

published on 12/24/24 4:05 AM

St Ignatius' Day - awaiting the Young God and the Sun reborn

published on 12/20/24 6:30 AM

From watermelon madjun to Dervishovden - Bulgaria's newest Living Human Treasures

published on 12/11/24 8:25 AM

Midsummer night’s dream of Enyovden

The story of Midsummer's Day is like a beautiful fairy tale about the magic of herbs, youth and beauty. I t's a tale that we are happy to recall every year on June 24 to tell our children and thereby introduce them to folk wisdom and tradition...

published on 6/24/22 7:10 AM

Celebrating Bulgarian folklore on 22 June

The Day of Bulgarian Folklore - 22 June, will be traditionally celebrated with a concert entitled Time for Folklore - staged and directed by Assen Pavlov, founder of the Chinari folk ensemble. The establishment of the holiday was initiated by Assen..

published on 6/22/22 9:10 AM

For yet another year Elin Pelin hosts the traditional Shoppe Festival

The Shoppe Festival in the town of Elin Pelin is an amblematic event with a fifty-two year history. The inspiring literature works left by Bulgaria’s celebrated writer Elin Pelin have also contributed significantly to the..

published on 6/14/22 12:58 PM

Folk singer Stoimenka Nedyalkova: ˮWe, Bulgarians should be proud of our unique folklore heritageˮ

The famous folk singer Stoimenka Nedyalkova celebrates her 50th anniversary on June 9. An outstanding performer of the authentic singing style from the Pazardzhik region, with her beautiful expressive voice she has repeatedly aroused the exaltation..

published on 6/9/22 10:14 AM

June 3: The night of fire-dancers

The Day of St. Constantine and Helena in the old style (Julian calendar) is on June 3. In some villages in the Strandzha people still observe the tradition of Nestinarstvo – the fire-dancing rite or dancing barefoot on live embers. Mysteries..

published on 6/3/22 9:34 AM

When folk music is part of childhood

“Our children love folk songs, they love the stage, they love to win prizes and the applause, it gives them wings and motivates them,” Plamena Gospodinova says about the children from the Ilia Avramov arts club in Nova Zagora...

published on 5/31/22 5:05 PM

An animated fairytale combines the codes of Bulgarian folklore and embroidery

There are a great many many symbols and messages encoded into Bulgarian folklore rhythms and Bulgarian embroidery, which, in olden times, were believed to have magical healing and protective properties. In search of a new, less commercial..

published on 5/23/22 12:56 PM

Petrich village organizes “locket” festival of arts and crafts

The first “locket” festival is to take place in the village of Petrich, not far from Sofia, on 7 May at 11 AM. It is connected with the celebrations of the 146 th anniversary of the outbreak of the April uprising in Petrich village, and the..

published on 5/7/22 8:45 AM

Bulgarians across the country mark Saint George's Day with traditional celebrations

The memory of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious, who has been among the most revered saints since the baptism of the Bulgarians, is celebrated on May 6. St. George is one of the few saints venerated by both Christians and Muslims. From the..

published on 5/6/22 2:47 PM

Chiprovtsi hosts the town's traditional carpet festival

More than 60 artisans from all over the country will take part in the Chiprovtsi Carpet Festival in the Balkan town of Chiprovtsi from April 29 to May 1, Mayor Plamen Petkov said. Among them are craftsmen from neighbouring Serbia. Apart from..

published on 4/29/22 12:18 PM