To live with the warmth of Bulgaria and always call it home...
If you ever find your way to Moldova, be sure to visit the Bulgarian library "Hristo Botev" in the city of Chisinau. The small but neat library is located at 27 Grigore Vieru Street and is located on the ground floor of a four-story building, probably built in...
For the eighth consecutive year, the Assembly of Bulgarians in Ukraine unites the Bulgarian community there with dignity
On September 15, 2018, the VIII All-Ukrainian Bulgarian Council was held in the Akerman Fortress, located near the city of Belgorod-Dnestrovsk, 80 km from the city of Odessa. Bulgarians from Bessarabia and Tavria gathered once again for a council where they honor traditions, folk...
Symbols of family and lineage in the art of traditional Bulgarian embroidery
The art of embroidery originates from the ancient history of human society. Known to the ancient Slavs, embroidery has been developing for two millennia. The creative process of Bulgarian embroidery art is a manifestation of the folk spirit, inextricably linked with...
Traditional Bulgarian clothing in the past
The traditional Bulgarian clothing of our ancestors, which gradually disappeared over the years, is now completely absent from our daily lives and lifestyles. We can only judge about it from the stories of our grandmothers or see it in museums. One of the main elements of traditional...
Bulgarian folk musical instruments
Bagpipe The bagpipe is a wind and bellows instrument; it is the most popular folk instrument in our country after the kavala and the gadulka. It is found in almost all ethnographic regions of the country. The best bagpipe schools can be found in Southern Bulgaria - Thrace and Strandzha,...
Folklore areas in Bulgaria
Bulgaria is divided into several ethnographic regions, each of which has its own characteristics in terms of song and dance folklore. In general, there are seven folklore regions in Bulgaria: NORTHERN BULGARIA – The Northern folklore region covers Northwestern Bulgaria and Central...
Puffers – fashion in antiquity and the Renaissance
Buckles or chaprazes are decorated metal belt buckles that play a prominent role as ornaments in women's folk costumes. According to archaeological finds in Madara, buckles were forged on the territory of Bulgaria as early as the 9th - 10th centuries, and were mass-produced in...