The icon in the Bulgarian tradition is not simply an image of a Saint. The Icon is a substantial part of our tradition, a concentration of culture, historical heritage and art. It is the perfect expression, the most immediate of both the religious and the aesthetic feeling proper to Eastern Christianity.
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The Bulgarian holidays in tradition and rituals are an amazing blend of the inherited Thracian, Pagan, Old Bulgarian and Christian customs. So, does it sound unbelievable that we have 145 festive rituals in our calendar and more that 40 kinds of special rite bread. It will be difficult to celebrate all of the holy days, but at least two groups of festivities – the winter and spring ones, deserve our attention...
When the heart starts dancing and the blood is beating in the rhythm of the drum …then you start feeling yourself divine. The sweetest smile is written all over your face, your legs and arms move in beautiful motions. Everything around you sinks in stillness. It is real magic… for young and old. Once taken by that magic there is no escape from it.
“…The Embroidery speaks to me…” Sounds like a fable but it is not. The Bulgarian woman calls the embroidery a letter, a script, and it has the same meaning for her as literacy is for the contemporary person.
The Bulgarian embroidery is an art, spirit, a secret and magic, a song and a fairy tail. And when you look at the embroidery, ...
The spring festivities in Bulgaria are most attractive with both the abundance of rituals and the beauty of the blooming nature.
We have inherited celebrating March 1st (Granny Martha) from the Old Bulgarians, from the Thracians we have inherited the mysteries of welcoming the new life and all of those melted in the Christian tradition of Easter festivities.
“The Cosmic Music …” - that is how the beautiful Rhodope song was named when it was sent with the „Voyager” space ship as a message to alien civilizations.
“The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices” - that is how a French man named the female ensemble with which he conquered the world. ...
