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''Take it easy''... today is World Slow Day

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Today we celebrate an interesting event - World Slow Day. The social movement called Slow Life was born in 1986. On this day, more than 90 cities in different countries host numerous and diverse events, emphasizing the need to slow down the pace of our hectic lives.

From the Bulgarian songs calling for slowing down the pace of our lives and living with a taste for detail, we have chosen a very popular piece named Po Poleka (Take it easy) by Stefan Valdobrev and the Usual Suspects from their album "10½". For eight years now, the lyrics and music by Stefan Valdobrev, arranged by the wonderful musicians who call themselves the Usual Suspects, have been calling on us to keep track of time... but more slowly....





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