Traditions and everyday life in BulgariaFestivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in Bulgaria. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.
13 keepsakes from Bulgaria
There is a monument of 4 horsemen called Asenevtsi. It's a huge sight right in the middle of our town. The city is build on top of a couple of hills and when you're there if feels like you're in a valley surrounded by mountains…
Shared by Pr3s
The Bulgarian folk costume is the folklore clothing in Bulgaria, preserved to this day. These are unique traditional costumes that combine lavish decorations, natural fabrics and hand-crafting. They were built not only on the…
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Tsarevets is a hill in Veliko Tarnovo, as well as a fortress of the same name in medieval Tarnovgrad. It was the main Bulgarian fortress during the Second Bulgarian Kingdom (1185 – 1396), when Tarnovo was the capital of the…
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Our national type of dance includes colourful traditional clothing, mainly in red, white and gold. The whole vision includes hats and thick wool belts, while the girls wear red lipstick, braid and flowers in their hair. The whole…
Shared by Titte
On March 1st everyones gives away a bracelet called a martenitsa. It's made out of red and white yarn, but could also have some green in it. It simbolises the beguining of spring. With them we wish each other health, luck and…
Shared by Viiii
So, to be sure, you should always ask, “Yes or no? Can you answer with words, please,” Victor Yordanov shares: “Most of the times when I say I’m Bulgarian, the question that immediately follows is, “Is it true that you shake your…
Shared by Lady F
We have variety of traditions especially in the winter. We have koledari which is a group of males that dance in the Christmas morning and the night before that. We also have a celebration called ,,kukerlandia” which is done to…
Shared by Maggie 06
Golden treasure on 6,500 years ago, found in prehistoric graves in Bulgaria is the first evidence of social hierarchy. The Varna gold treasure from Bulgaria, considered the oldest processed gold in the world dating back to the…
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On the 1st of March every year people give each other a bracelet made of white and red wool strings. They must keep it for good luck and health until the see either a blossomed tree, stork or a sparrow, after that they take it…
Shared by Hristo Momerin
In spring and sometimes summer, thousands of flowers around the city bloom and me and my friends go around to take pictures of the flowers and trees. They bloom in a lot of colors and make the city look beautiful.
Shared by ItsGreeny
A martenitsa is a traditional Bulgarian ornament of twisted white and red threads, given to loved ones on March 1st to wish them health and good luck.
Shared by mayonez23
It is one of the most beautiful Cathedrals in Bulgaria! It has breathtaking paintings inside and outside is very majestic :D
Shared by Ichipu
In Bulgaria we have quite interesting traditions. I have put up a picture of our national dresses and folklore dances.
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