If the Bulgarian state had to invest money to organize 11 events, dedicated to Bulgarian feast days and folklore in Milan, to organize as many events in Munich, Copenhagen, in Lyon, Athens or anywhere else in Europe, what kind of budget would that..
Martenitsas are one of the symbols of Bulgaria – regarded as the harbinger of spring and the end of darkness. Every year, on 1 March, Bulgarians, wherever they may be in the world, give friends and family the red-and-white tassels, as a token of..
February 22 marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of Kichka Savova - one of the most significant singers from Bulgaria's Thrace folklore region. All who knew her during her lifetime keep in their hearts the memory of a talented, truly good, bright and..
Bulgarian singer Savina continues to pay tribute to traditions in her new song "Gyule moi". In it, the singer once again combines Bulgarian folklore with her jazz pursuits. Studying jazz singing, she keeps looking for and discovering treasures in folk..
At the beginning of each year, The Bulgarian city of Razlog and the surrounding villages start feverish preparations for Babinden or Midwives’ Day. The holiday is dedicated to the “grannies” who helped women give birth. Every year it is celebrated on..
Talented choreographers and dancers created dozens of folklore ensembles in Bulgaria in the middle of the last century. At that time, the idea was that every town should have a representative dance group to promote local folklore and revive..
In the Bulgarian calendar, the day of St. Ignatius (Ignazhden) is a folklore as well as a religious feast, marked by the Orthodox church on 20 December. The day is dedicated to Ignatius Theophorus, bishop of Antioch, hence he was also known as Ignatius..
Hace 10 años, en la fecha de hoy, fallecía el etnomusicólogo y productor musical suizo Marcel Cellier (1925-2013), dejando tras de sí una huella brillante en la historia de la cultura musical búlgara, tanto en el ámbito de Bulgaria, como en todo el..
Le Musée national d’Ethnographie dispose désormais d’une carte ethnographique numérique de la Bulgarie qui présente des artefacts réunis au fil des ans dans ses collections. Cette carte indique par régions des exemples du patrimoine ethnographique..
Madlen Bozhilova Amin is the winner of the 2021 UNESCO's Living Human Treasure prize for a project related to the making of the old-time folk costume from the region of Kyustendil called "saya" . Some time ago, the Bulgarian woman returned from abroad to..
