24 June Eniovden – Тhe water is healing, herbs have healing power

by Nadejda Chotorova - 24.06.202024.06.20200

Eniovden (the day of Enio), Midsummer's Day, is a special day in the Bulgarian national calendar. It is celebrated always on 24th of June and ot is associated with many folk beliefs The holiday is associated with the Slavic folk traditions. It is celebrated in Russia, Ukraine, Balerus, Poland. In Bulgaria it is

Sofia Marathon 2019 in photos

by Nadejda Chotorova - 13.10.201919.04.20200

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XVII Photo plein-air Kazanlak 2019

by Nadejda Chotorova - 05.06.201901.07.20190

Bulgaria in May is the country of roses. Don't miss to visit the rose valley in May and to feel the rose aroma. The last two weeks of May is the Rose Festival in the beautiful Bulgarian town Kazanlak. My husband (Bojidar Chotorov) and me, we were invited to take part

Locomotive “baba Meca” No 46.03 from 1931 is still working

by Nadejda Chotorova - 18.05.201901.07.20190

The emblematic steam locomotive № 46.03 Baba Meca "баба Меца" again enjoys children, parents and the elderly. Today 18 May 2019 the train route is Sofia-Bankya-Sofia with a traveling composition. The name of the locomotive means granny Bear in Bulgarian. With operation No 46.03, it was manufactured in 1931 in the Polish locomotive

Easter 2019

by Nadejda Chotorova - 28.04.201903.06.20190

May the day that God has resurrected bring you happiness, love and joy. Easter is one of my favourite holidays! It is spring, it is beautiful. The tradition in Bulgaria is to prepare a lamb, green salad and kozunak.

Great (Easter) Thursday

by Nadejda Chotorova - 25.04.201903.06.20190

Today is the Great Thursday, the fourth day of the Holy Week and the first before the Resurrection of Christ. Great Thursday is connected with the Last Supper when the sacrament of the sacrament is established. After dinner, Christ took bread, blessed him, broke it, gave his disciples and said, "Take, eat, this

3rd of March – Bulgarian National Liberation Day

by Nadejda Chotorova - 03.03.201922.04.20190

Today, on March 3 Bulgaria celebrates the National Liberation Day. On that day in 1878 the San Stefano peace treaty was signed. This was the end to the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish war.

The magic of red and white

Bulgarian Traditions

by Nadejda Chotorova - 01.03.201908.04.20190

First March – is a special day in Bulgaria, the day when it's time to be happy that the spring is coming. Bulgaria is in white and red - all decorated with martenitsa. The list of strange Bulgarian customs is long, Martenitsi is one of them. Bulgaria is a country of

Trifon Zarezan in Shipka

by Nadejda Chotorova - 23.02.201922.03.20190

It's mid-February. In Sofia the snow has melted and people are already in a spring mood. Trifon Zarezan - the last holiday in winter must be celebrated as is the tradition. I am from Sofia and we don’t keep most of the traditions, except for the most famous ones. There

10 February st. Haralampy

by Nadejda Chotorova - 10.02.201922.03.20190

On 10th of February Orthodox Christians celebrate the feast of st. Haralampy and st. Valentina. Saint Haralampy is a patron of beekeepers, gardeners and fruit growers. Six o'clock in the morning, 10 February 2019, Saturday. It's a day off and Sofia is still quiet. The sun has not risen, the temperature outside

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