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Bulgaria Honors Midwife Day

With a variety of colorful rituals, Bulgaria marks the day of midwives on Tuesday, January 21, or the so-called Babin Den.

Society » Culture | January 21, 2014, Tuesday // 09:26 | Viewed: 2324

Renowned Italian Conductor Claudio Abaddo Dies At 80

The celebrated Italian conductor Claudio Abbado has died aged 80, AFP reports.

Society » Culture | January 20, 2014, Monday // 12:55 | Viewed: 5431

Bulgaria Honors St. Athanasius Half Past Winter

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates on Saturday, January 18, the Day of St. Athanasius, who is the ruler of snow and ice.

Society » Culture | January 18, 2014, Saturday // 11:04 | Viewed: 2494

Bulgarian Song Included in Statham's Hummingbird Hit Movie

A Bulgarian folk song "Malka Moma" (Little Girl) is the soundtrack of the movie Hummingbird with mega star Jason Statham.

Society » Culture | January 16, 2014, Thursday // 18:30 | Viewed: 11597

Bulgaria's Roma Celebrate New Year’s Eve

Bulgaria's Roma will begin celebrations for their New Year, Monday night.

Society » Culture | January 13, 2014, Monday // 17:20 | Viewed: 3457

NG: Masquerade Games in Bulgaria's Pernik Among Best Winter Trips 2014

The masquerade games in the town of Pernik, close to Bulgaria's capital Sofia, have made it to this year's National Geographic list of best winter trips, a global collection of 15 editor-recommended destinations.

Society » Culture | January 13, 2014, Monday // 15:21 | Viewed: 3376

Orthodox Christians Celebrate Christmas

Tens of thousands of people have flocked to churches across Russia Tuesday, January 7, in celebration of the major Christian holiday Christmas.

Society » Culture | January 7, 2014, Tuesday // 19:12 | Viewed: 2851

Bulgaria Honors Saint John the Baptist

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors on January 7 Saint John the Baptist, with the celebration commonly known as the Day of Ivan.

Society » Culture | January 7, 2014, Tuesday // 08:35 | Viewed: 7081

Bulgarians Mark Birth of Revolutionary Hristo Botev

Bulgaria marks on January 6 the 166th anniversary since the birth of one of its most revered heroes - the poet, publicist, and revolutionary Hristo Botev.

Society » Culture | January 6, 2014, Monday // 08:21 | Viewed: 6247

Bulgarians Celebrate Epiphany Diving in Ice-Cold Waters

In the cold of winter, young men all over Bulgaria are to jump into rivers and lakes, keeping an old tradition in celebrating the Christian Orthodox feast of Epiphany.

Society » Culture | January 6, 2014, Monday // 08:06 | Viewed: 9749

Bulgarian Kukeri Scare away Evil on 1st Day of 2014

Bulgaria's Kukeri tradition has kicked off on the first day of the new year in the southwestern city of Blagoevgrad and the town of Razlgog.

Society » Culture | January 2, 2014, Thursday // 07:59 | Viewed: 5154

Bulgarian Youngster Wins Turkish Music Reality Competition

Ismail Matev, a 21-year old Bulgarian citizen, has won the Turkish musical reality competition Pop Star 2013.

Society » Culture | December 29, 2013, Sunday // 17:16 | Viewed: 2763

Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Celebrate St. Stephen

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks Friday the Feast of Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr and first archdeacon in the Jerusalem Community Church.

Society » Culture | December 27, 2013, Friday // 08:47 | Viewed: 3661

Concert to Be Held in Support of Top Charity Event in Bulgaria

A Christmas concert on December 25 in capital city Sofia will mark the culmination of the major and much cherished charity initiative "The Bulgarian Christmas".

Society » Culture | December 24, 2013, Tuesday // 14:12 | Viewed: 1783

Bulgarian Orthodox Christians to Celebrate Christmas Eve

Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria are to honor with their families Christmas traditions celebrating Christmas Eve Tuesday night.

Society » Culture | December 24, 2013, Tuesday // 09:50 | Viewed: 7152

Bulgaria's Top 5 Culture Events in 2013

Dobrinka Tabakova, a young composer, became the only Bulgarian to receive a Grammy nomination.

Society » Culture | December 23, 2013, Monday // 17:27 | Viewed: 2120

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Celebrates St. Naum

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks on December 23 the Day of Saint Naum of Preslav, a medieval Bulgarian scholar, writer and teacher.

Society » Culture | December 23, 2013, Monday // 09:12 | Viewed: 1722

Santa Claus Arrives at Sofia Airport

Santa Claus and his main assistant according to Bulgarian tradition and folklore, Snow White, have landed at Sofia International Airport Sunday.

Society » Culture | December 22, 2013, Sunday // 10:54 | Viewed: 2510

Bulgaria's UNESCO Director-General: Reelection is Vote of Confidence

Irina Bokova has referred to her reelection as Director-General of UNESCO as a vote of confidence.

Society » Culture | December 21, 2013, Saturday // 20:09 | Viewed: 1974

Plovdiv, Sofia, Tarnovo, Varna Shortlisted for Europe Culture Capital

The selection panel has shortlisted 4 Bulgarian cities - Plovdiv, Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo and Varna - to continue the competition for European Capital of Culture 2019.

Society » Culture | December 12, 2013, Thursday // 19:58 | Viewed: 3397

Bulgaria Celebrates 20 Years in Francophonie

Bulgaria celebrated the 20th anniversary of its accession to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) in the capital city Sofia.

Society » Culture | December 12, 2013, Thursday // 18:45 | Viewed: 5615
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