The 28th International Festival of Masquerade Games Surva begins today in the town of Pernik (Southwest Bulgaria). The festival will be opened with a torch procession and a concert programme of foreign groups Friends without Borders. Surva is regarded as the most prestigious manifestation of traditional folk games and customs in Bulgaria and the Balkans. An international scientific forum will be held on the first day of Surva under the motto Weekdays and Masks with the participation of prominent cultural anthropologists and historians from Bulgaria, Lithuania, Macedonia and Serbia. Over 7,500 people will take part at the Surva festival between January 25 and 27.
On the Day of National Awakeners, the Presidential Administration will open its doors to citizens. Today, at 10:30 a.m., a ceremony to raise the national flag of Bulgaria will be held in front of the presidential institution building...
A number of events are being held throughout Bulgaria to mark the Day of National Awakeners. On the day we pay tribute to the Bulgarian writers, educators and fighters for national liberation who have preserved the spiritual values..
On Saturday , the lowest temperatures will be between 3 and 8°C; at the Black Sea coast up to 10°C. In Sofia it will be around 3°C. During the day it will be sunny with scattered high clouds. Before noon there will be fog in the..
The Russian oil company Lukoil has announced that it has accepted an offer from the Swiss Gunvor Group to acquire the international assets of LUKOIL..
The National Assembly has rejected President Rumen Radev's veto on changes to the State Intelligence Agency Act (SIA) and the State Agency Technical..
Bulgaria has a higher share of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields than the European Union average, according to a..
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