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Bulgarian Documentary Selected for MoMA Doc Fortnight

Critically acclaimed Bulgarian documentary "Sofia's Last Ambulance" has been selected for the Museum of Modern Art's Documentary Fortnight in New York.

Society » Culture | January 18, 2013, Friday // 12:22 | Viewed: 2637

Bulgaria Honors St Athanasius Half Past Winter

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates on January 18 the Day of Saint Athanasius (Atanasovden), who is the ruler of snow and ice.

Society » Culture | January 18, 2013, Friday // 08:10 | Viewed: 1322

Bulgarian Movie Selected for Prestigious NDNF Festival

Bulgarian movie "The Color of the Chameleon" of director Emil Hristov has been selected for this year's New Directors/New Movies Festival.

Society » Culture | January 17, 2013, Thursday // 15:30 | Viewed: 2064

Bulgarian Govt Steps Up Bidding for European Capital of Culture in 2019

Bulgaria's Borisov Cabinet decided Wednesday to appoint the Culture Ministry as its "national coordination body" to select a Bulgarian city that is going to bid for becoming the European Capital of Culture in 2019.

Society » Culture | January 16, 2013, Wednesday // 14:24 | Viewed: 2224

Bulgaria's Roma Celebrate New Year

Monday, January 14 is New Year's Day for Bulgarian Roma, who are celebrating their traditional Bango Vassili holiday.

Society » Culture | January 14, 2013, Monday // 08:47 | Viewed: 2670

Google Honors 150th Anniversary of Bulgarian Satire Writer Aleko

Google has honored the 150th anniversary of loved Bulgarian writer Aleko Konstantinov with a so-called 'doodle' on its Google.

Society » Culture | January 13, 2013, Sunday // 12:30 | Viewed: 5985

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Prepares for Patriarch Election

The Buglarian Orthodox Church is holding Sunday an election of delegates who will elect the church's new patriarch at a council in February.

Society » Culture | January 13, 2013, Sunday // 11:02 | Viewed: 2947

1st 'Wax' Museum on Balkans to Open in Bulgaria

Bulgaria's old capital and central city of Veliko Tarnovo is ready to open by the end of January the very first "wax" museum on the Balkans.

Society » Culture | January 11, 2013, Friday // 13:15 | Viewed: 12802

Cannon Bulgaria Opens 'Photo of the Year - Bulgaria 2012 Contest'

Cannon Bulgaria invites photographers to take part in the "Photo of the year – Bulgaria 2012" contest.

Society » Culture | January 8, 2013, Tuesday // 16:19 | Viewed: 1699

Mario Vargas Llosa to Visit Bulgaria in May

Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa will visit Bulgaria and meet some of his Bulgarian readers in May 2013, it has been announced.

Society » Culture | January 8, 2013, Tuesday // 14:54 | Viewed: 1921

The Bulgaria 2012 Review: Culture

A number of cultural events marked Bulgaria's cultural scene in 2012 despite continuing shortage of funds and crippling economic crisis.

Society » Culture | January 7, 2013, Monday // 20:37 | Viewed: 13473

Bulgarians Celebrate Epiphany Diving in Ice-Cold Waters

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

Society » Culture | January 6, 2013, Sunday // 10:07 | Viewed: 4900

Vatican to Watch Film about Late Bulgarian Patriarch

The Vatican is going to watch a film about late Bulgarian Patriarch Maxim on January 22.

Society » Culture | January 5, 2013, Saturday // 14:41 | Viewed: 2223

Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Honor Winter Holy Cross Day

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks Saturday the winter Holly Cross Day.

Society » Culture | January 5, 2013, Saturday // 10:15 | Viewed: 2339

Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Honor Saint Vassiliy

On the first day of the New Year the Bulgarian Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Vassiliy the Great, who lived around 330-379.

Society » Culture | January 1, 2013, Tuesday // 09:51 | Viewed: 1763

Bulgarian Crime Series Ranks 3rd on IMDb List

"Pod Prikritie" ("Undercover") of the Bulgarian National Television (BNT) has climbed to third spot of the top crime series ranking of the IMDb online database for movies, TV, and videogames.

Society » Culture | December 27, 2012, Thursday // 16:36 | Viewed: 10326

Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Mark St. Stephen

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

Society » Culture | December 27, 2012, Thursday // 10:03 | Viewed: 1938

Thousands Flock for Christmas Carol Festival in Bulgaria

Thousands of audience and performers have gathered Tuesday for Bulgaria's 19th annual Christmas Carol Feast in the southern city of Yambol.

Society » Culture | December 25, 2012, Tuesday // 15:03 | Viewed: 3059

Pope Benedict on Christmas: Let God in, Leave Violence Behind

Pope Benedict XVI made a strong message for peace, including a call for the ceasing of violence in Syria, in his 2012 Christmas Urbi et Orbi address in the Vatican Tuesday.

Society » Culture | December 25, 2012, Tuesday // 13:44 | Viewed: 2473

Nativity Icon Comes to Bulgaria from Bethlehem for Christmas

An icon of the Nativity of Christ will arrive from Bethlehem to be displayed in the St. Nicholas church under construction in the major Bulgarian city of Burgas.

Society » Culture | December 23, 2012, Sunday // 17:31 | Viewed: 1926

Bulgarians in Ukraine Dub Stanishev 'Person of the Year'

The Association of Bulgarians in Ukraine chose PES and Bulgarian Socialist Party Sergey Stanishev for their person of the year for 2012.

Society » Culture | December 23, 2012, Sunday // 16:00 | Viewed: 2025
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