Hello! My name is Teodora Malinova! For those who know me or not, I have put together a whole album of photos that describe me perfectly. This is my true nature. For some, it may be strange, given the times we live in today. Some may not accept the fact that a girl transforms into a mummer (given the customs of the past). For those who love traditions, it may be nice to go back in time.
This is my life and I love who I am! When did I become like that? Well, I didn't become one! You can't be like that - you are born like that! With the birth you love your homeland, you are proud to be a Bulgarian, you keep the traditions and continue them! Or not?!…
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Saint Cyprian the Bulgarian - from a monk in Kilifarevo to a metropolitan of all Russia
Cyprian, unknown today, is among the most influential Bulgarians in world history. Leaving his homeland, this compatriot of ours settled in another country, where he began to rule millions of human destinies. Nearly thirty years (from 1375 to 1406), with short ...
Against the background of the time we live in, against the background of all modern things and pleasures, I chose this!
I chose to wear mummer's clothes, masks, vats,
Why? Because once I got dressed, put on the vats and this magic captivated me. From that moment I knew that it was my duty to Bulgaria to continue its traditions! Because there is no more beautiful sound than this ringing of vats, which transports you to another world and you forget where you are! There is no greater emotion and euphoria than waiting for the day when you will put on your mummer's clothes, smelling like a lamb, wearing a mummer's mask…
There is no more incredible feeling than carrying the Bulgarian flag and knowing that you are the continuation of our history! Because she is alive as long as we continue her! Let's continue the Bulgarian traditions! As long as we continue them, Bulgaria will exist forever!
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On St. Nicholas Day, WWF told about the disappearing masters of the Danube - the sturgeons
Despite fishing bans, pressure on Europe's last wild sturgeon populations is growing. In the lower reaches of the Danube, on the border between Bulgaria and Romania, the last in Europe, breeding in the wild, populations of wild ...

One patriot with good intentions - the dunovist Ivan Bagryanov
For the sixth year in a row, the festival "Meetings of Young European Cinema" will be held, organized by the association "Arte Urbana Collective". From the 21st to the 23rd of June in the Slaveykov Hall of the French Institute in Bulgaria Specialists express contradictory opinions about the events of ...

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Rituals and beliefs during Todor's week
Rituals and beliefs during Todor's week. The testament of the old Bulgarians to restore the balance of power between the earthly and the afterlife.photo: Michael AnfangBECOME A VIRTUE ♥ The testament of the old Bulgarians to restore the balance of power between the earthly and ...

Axinia Mikhailova for the Max Jacob Award
Most recently, the poet Aksinia Mihaylova received the prestigious French award "Max Jacob" with her book "The Kiss of Time". This is the second prize from France, after the Guillaume Apollinaire Prize in 2014, and the second book written directly in French. The news is ...

The Packed Triumphal Arch - Christo's dream
One of the places I dreamed of was France, and even during these difficult times to travel, I was lucky enough to visit Paris in October.

Panels - a return through the prism of fashion
I grew up during the last decade of communism in Eastern Europe. My life had to be a predestined photographer: Tina Boyadzhieva I grew up in the last decade of communism in Eastern Europe. My life had to be predestined because the political ...

Strahil's Tips: Why is avocado so useful?
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