“More than 60% of people in Bulgaria have a weight problem. Obesity is like an avalanche. Being fat is stigmatized. Society pretends to accept such people but that is hardly so,” says Desislava Hristozova, author of a book about the problems people..
Bulgaria became the vice-champion in student debating at the World Schools Debating Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, at the end of July. 68 countries participated in the tournament, including the USA, Qatar, China, and our competitors beat..
Almost a year after the floods that killed four people in the coastal municipality of Tsarevo , the causes of the disaster are still being investigated. An independent analysis carried out as part of the Green Laws initiative by Eng. Toma Belev, former..
Serbia reports drop in migrant numbers and closes refugee centres The Serbian Commissioner for Refugees and Migration, Nataša Stanisavljević, has announced that the number of migrants in the country has decreased by 80% and that it has been decided to..
The first Trahana Festival in Bulgaria will take place this Saturday, August 3. The event, which celebrates the memory of ancestors encoded in traditional Bulgarian food as a gift from nature, will be held in the village square of Pelevun, a village in..
A fifteen-hour programme of authentic Rhodope music will resound in the Ilinden meadows from today until Sunday on the occasion of the traditional local Ilinden Fair in the village of Gela. Thousands of visitors are expected to come to see the bagpipes,..
For the 15th consecutive year, the "Miracle Worker of Rila" pilgrimage gathers Orthodox Christians from near and far to walk from Sofia to the Rila Monastery. The Holy Metropolis of Sofia announces on its website that the pilgrimage is organised with the..
After dedicating 23 years of his life to the Royal Navy, British man Darren Carter decided to retire in 2013. He admits that for years he had been drifting aimlessly through the "rough waters of life", moving from job to job, country to country - until..
Maria Valkova's documentary "A Matter of Taste" tells about "life once upon a time" with love, respect and without a political flavour. The idea for its creation was born during a lunch, when Maria once again saw the simple food with..
"Our school will open its doors to children who wish to maintain and develop their language, culture and traditions," says the Bulgarica Cultural Center , which will operate the educational center. For the new 2024/2025 school year, children..
Niagara Falls was illuminated in the colours of the Bulgarian national flag on the occasion of the Day of the Unification of the Principality of..
Elhovo is located in the south-eastern part of the Thracian Plain, a region of fertile land between the Strandzha and Sakar mountains. One of the largest..
The celebrations on the occasion of the 139th anniversary of the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia and the Feast of..
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