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Fashion: Look Great, Be Creative on New Year's Eve
As 2002 winds down to a close, most of us turning our attention toward a fashionable dilemma: What to wear on New Year's Eve? This year's party clothing ranges from silk and jewels to flannel pajamas. Sales of formal party dresses at department stores are
Slavi's Joke: Bulgarian Experience
This is a real life story. It happened in Austria on a parking lot by the highway to Zalsburg.
Science: The Year in Technology
2002 saw technological developments that promise to keep computer systems more secure. In May, the first ever commercial quantum encryption device was unveiled by Swiss company id Quantique.
Bulgarians "Surmount Warps Against Mental Treatment"
Bulgarians started to pay more attention to their mental condition, prominent psycoanalyst Madlen Algafari said in an interview for novinite.com.
Bulgaria Enjoys White Christmas
Snow cover across Bulgaria is slim - no more than 1-2 cm - with snowfalls in Northwestern Bulgaria, mainly Botevgrad and Samokov. Temperatures below zero are to make roads icy and slippery so drivers are advised to be very careful and avoid, if possible,
Orthodox Bulgarians Mark Christmas Earlier than Russians, Serbs
Bulgarian orthodox Christians that constitute 82.6% of the country's population will celebrate Christmas on December 25 together with most Christians but unlike the orthodox believers in Jerusalem, Russia, Georgia and Serbia.
Bulgarians Gather for Christmas Eve Supper
Christmas Eve is one of the oldest family holiday, also called Malka koleda /Little Christmas/, which follows a forty-day Advent, starting on 15 November. Folk beliefs hold it that the Mother of God began her labours on St.
Bulgarian Archeologists "Found Thracian Sacred Valley"
Famous Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Kitov said he found the "sacred valley" of ancient Thracians. After three years of excavations in the vicinity of the village of Starosel in central Bulgaria, his team has unearthed six Thracian temples.
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Christmas Pets
Want a pet? Then be prepared for the responsibilities this involves for the entire lifetime of the animal, Christmas included. Make sure that it is comfortable, well fed and groomed.
Health: "Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever"
The old wives' tale, "feed a cold and starve a fever", has long been dismissed as stupid by doctors. But new research in the Netherlands suggests that feeding and fasting have dramatically different effects on the immune system.
Fashion: Hair & Hats for Festive Season
Precision and definition can alter any look, a change we all need when long-awaited holidays come. Hair and hats are important ingredients for the festive season.
Slavi's Joke: Christmas
Christmas is coming, the time when people start to stock up on a variety of products, primarily pork. Infected by this mood two young men, quite stalwart and not very bright, decided to get ready for the holiday.
Science: Why Males Bear Pain Better
Males are better at tolerating pain than females because of a key difference in how the sexes transmit pain messages, researchers have found. A protein called GIRK2 plays a major role in pain sensation and drug sensitivity in males, but is not as importan
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Getting There: Gela - Craddle of Orpheus
Gela is one of the oldest settlements in the Rhodopi with a history of over 3,300 years. In the early writings of the ancient Greeks, it was connected with the Rhodopi sanctuary of Dyonysios and the birthplace of the mythical singer Orpheus.
Forks&Corks: Round Loaf
The Christmas Eve feast in Bulgaria should be plentiful and the dishes - vegetarian and odd in number. Traditionally, the Christmas fare provided at table includes also garlic, walnuts, honey, onion, summer fruit kept fresh, wine, brandy - everything that
Riviera Beach Hotel Got Two Prestigious Awards
Hotel Riviera Beach in the holiday club Riviera near the Black Sea town of Varna won two more prestigious awards this year. Riviera Beach was named "Hotel of the Year 2002" and was awarded for most efficient investment in tourism.
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Bulgaria Ranks Second in the Balkans at Paris 2024 Olympics, 26th Overall
Bulgaria Leads Europe in Heat-Related Deaths in Record-Breaking 2023
