The Roma New Year celebrations begin tonight and will last for three days. For the Roma people, Vasilitsa, or better known as Bango Vasil (literally "limping Vasil"), is perhaps the most revered family holiday. Families gather for dinner, the..
On the occasion of Vasilitsa holiday honored by the Roma community as the beginning of the New Year, children from the secondary school "Traiko Simeonov" in the town of Shumen paid a visit to Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov in the Council of Ministers...
President Rumen Radev met with children from two schools in Sliven on the occasion of the Roma New Year festival Bango Vasil . He praised the kids for their high grades in class . "Your progress is not only a joy for your parents and families, it..
Most Roma groups in Bulgaria celebrate today St. Basil’s Day ( the Feast of Bango Vassili, Vasilitsa). It is known in the country as “the Roma New Year”. The festivities last for three days- on January 13, 14 and 15. Roma children from the..
