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People are silhouetted as they walk in the old town of Plovdiv, ahead of the opening ceremony of Plovdiv as the European Capital of Culture, in Bulgaria, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Plovdiv is the first ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: Discovering the Formula for Health in Yogurt: 9th Bright Dairy Yogurt Cultural Festival Concludes in Bulgaria
Bright Dairy has maintained close ties with Momchilovtsi since 2008. The dairy brand collected local yogurt cultures back then and developed shelf-stable yogurt for Chinese consumers. Its Bright ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: Plovdiv, Bulgaria: European Capital of Culture 2019
The southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv celebrated its inauguration as a European Capital of Culture with an opening show on January 12. The city shares the honor in 2019 with Matera, Italy. Plovdiv is ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: Students celebrate Bulgarian culture
Bulgarian flags of red, white and green and European Union flags - blue with yellow stars - were hanging all around the Reitz Union's Arredondo Room. There was a martenizi, a kukeri and a survachka - ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: In Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Culture Amid The Cobblestones
The first thing you notice about Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s 2019 European Capital of Culture, are the so-called cobblestones. These are no genteel cobblestones; the downtown streets are paved with small, ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: Bulgarian Classical Concerts – LA And BgFACE Foundation Celebrate Bulgarian Culture In Los Angeles
Hundreds of guests gathered on November 6 at Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel in Los Angeles for a major cultural event honoring Bulgarian achievements in art, science, education, and culture. The ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: Chopova Lowena’s Guide to Unbridled Bulgaria
The designers of the fashion label Chopova Lowena are obsessed with Bulgarian culture. Each of their collections takes inspiration from some aspect of the country’s traditional dress. And their ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: Pope Francis hails Bulgaria as “a culture of encounter”
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the "Regina Coeli" prayer in Alexander Nevsky Square in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 5, 2019 (CNS photo/Paul Haring). On his first visit to Bulgaria, Pope Francis ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: Bulgaria: Rumen Radev Plans to Merge Culture and Tourism Ministries
Rumen Radev,s party, “Progressive Bulgaria”, is considering a significant restructuring of the Council of Ministers and the wider state administration, with one of the main proposals being the merger ...