Holi is celebrated as the Hindu spring festival of colors and love. Celebrated mostly in India and Nepal, it heralds the beginning of spring and is traditionally celebrated for days, at the end of each winter. ...
The death of Boris Nemtsov has shocked a number of politicians, observers and citizens in Russia and across the globe. Nemtsov has been described by many as a controversially perceived figure, but nevertheless one of the most notable ones in Russia's history. ...
British actor Eddie Redmayne won the best actor Oscar for The Theory of Everything, while Julianne Moore picked up best actress for Still Alice. Dark comedy Birdman won best film and best director for Mexican film-maker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu at a ceremony on 22 February 2015....
Celebrations for the Chinese Lunar New Year 2015 began on 19 February across China and other Asian countries with large Chinese population. 2015 is the Year of the Goat, also known as the Year of the Sheep. ...
This year’s carnival officially kicked off in Brazil on 13 February with five days of dancing, drinking and spectacular costumes expected to attract around one million tourists in Rio de Janeiro alone. Much of the focus In Rio and Sao Paulo will be on the famous Samba school competitions....
Every year in the heart of winter Pernik, a quiet town southwest of Sofia once famous for a mining boom, is home to the largest carnival event in both Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula. This year made no exception as 100 000 visitors, outnumbering the local population of nearly 75 000, celebrated the Surva XXIV International Festival of Masquerade Games between January 30 and Febuary 1. ...
New collections from Versace, Armani, Dior, Chanel and Gaultier have been presented at this week’s haute couture spring-summer 2015 show in Paris. The Paris fashion week takes place twice a year, presenting luxurious, opulent and ludicrously expensive creations by an elite group of fashion designers....
Millions have attended the events staged by Pope Francis during his three-day visit to the Philippines, Asia's most populous catholic nations.Part of the Pope's attentions is to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which left the country devastated in 2013....
People around the world paid tribute to the victims of the shooting at the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on 7 January 2015. French President Francois Hollande declared a national day of mourning on 8 January, with flags flying at half-mast for the next three days. ...
On January 6, known also as St Jordan's day, Orthodox Christians celebrate the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist in the river Jordan, seen as his appearance to the world (epiphany) as the Son of God.The characteristic Bulgarian St Jordan's ritual is performed by a priest who throws a cross into a river or a lake for young men to catch it....
Billions of people are celebrating Christmas around the world. On every continent, hundreds of millions are pinning their hopes for a better future on the idea that Christmas brings about wonders....
The world is gearing up for the Christmas celebrations....
Between November 19 and 30, the Days of Morocco were held in Sofia and organized by the Moroccan Embassy. Within a generous program that Morocco offers for the first time in Bulgaria, visitors were able to get in touch with the beauty of the North African country's culture, with a concert, a fashion show, wine tasting, and a movie going alongside a permanent handicrafts exhibition. ...
The Black Friday across the world. Starting as a US tradition to mark the beginning of the Christmas shopping on the Friday after Thanksgiving, the campaign is slowly spreading across the world....
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by the US retail store chain Macy's. The tradition started in 1924. ...
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