On this day in 2015, the Surova folk feast from the region of Pernik was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the UNESCO website writes.
Surova is a ritual banishing evil forces to cleanse humans for a new life. The core of the celebration is a popular masquerade ritual performed in villages throughout the region. It takes place in January when colourful survakari masquerade groups pass through the streets to the sound of bells and bagpipes to celebrate creative human energy and the faith that the new year will be more bountiful and healthy.
The program of the Orthodox Book Week offers meetings with authors, publishers and translators of Orthodox books from the last few years. The event is held until November 10 at the ''St. Procopius of Varna'' Church, with meetings taking place every..
The "Kabiyuk" horse breeding farm in the village of Konyovets is the oldest stud farm in Bulgaria, founded in 1864 by Midhat Pasha, the governor of the vilayet of Ruse, to produce horses for the Turkish army. The farm existed until the Russo-Turkish War..
There is no exact statistic on the number of Bulgarians living abroad, but a report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from last year indicates that around 2.8 million Bulgarians are living outside the country . According to the 2021 population census..
Two graduates of the Bulgarian School "Saints Cyril and Methodius" in Jordan presented their achievements at an event at their school "Hadi al Muhammadi"..
Radmila Sekerinska from North Macedonia appointed NATO Deputy Secretary General NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has appointed Radmila Sekerinska..
1000 participants will take part in the first Burgas Half Marathon, which will take place this Sunday, 24 November. The event will bring together..
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