The dance routines of the Bulgarian cheerleaders, which reached the world stages, do not represent the usual entertaining dances of this type. They are full of risky movements and choreographic elements borrowed from rhythmic gymnastics, acrobatics and sports dances. And maybe because they appreciate the beauty, technique and work of their girls, in Bulgaria’s town of Pazardzhik everybody easily recognize the girls from "The Mystery" in the street. You can read more about the Bulgarian "Queens of cheerleading", as coach Verginia Nesheva calls them, in Radio Bulgaria’s publication Mystery cheerleading team conquers European and world stages.
The first modern Christmas was celebrated in Bulgaria in 1879. It followed a European model with a Christmas tree, ice skating and gifts. At that time, the young Alexander Battenberg, who had just become the Prince of Bulgaria, took it upon..
Ukrainian sculptor Mykhailo Parashchuk was born on November 16, 1878. He crafted the ornaments of some of the most emblematic buildings in the Bulgarian capital. Mykhailo Parashchuk was born in the village of Varvaryntsi, at the time within..
On October 19, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors the memory of the humble hermit from the Rila mountain and heavenly patron of the Bulgarian people and Bulgarian doctors. Called "an earthly angel" and "a heavenly inhabitant" during his lifetime,..
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