By Darina
The celebration of name days is an important Bulgarian tradition. Unlike most of the old customs, this one has been preserved throughout the generations and is kept even today. Where Did Name Days Come From? The keeping of name days comes from the Orthodox Christian religion and its saints. The Orthodox calendar is abundant with […]
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Eniovden (Еньовден) is an old Bulgarian holiday, celebrated annually on June 24. It is believed that its roots lie in the Thracian tradition. However, the traditions and rituals of the Christian holiday St. John’s Day, which is on the same date, often mingle with Eniovden. Since the the holiday is on midsummer a lot of […]
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In the previous article we gave you some tips about learning Bulgarian. But there are more things you can do to make the learning experience easier and more entertaining. Visualize what You Learn It helps if you visualize the words that you are learning. Don’t just translate them to English, but try to imagine the […]
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Learning a new language is always a challenge. A lot of new words have to be remembered and new sentence structure and grammatical rules have to be mastered. It can, however, be a fun process. Listed below are a few tips that will show you how to learn Bulgarian easily by emerging yourself in the […]
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In Bulgarian folklore Samodiva (самодива, plural: самодиви) is an ethereal female wood nymph. She is unearthly beautiful and eternally young. Her hair is blond and long, her waist is thin and petite, her eyes can bewitch and dazzle or even kill. Any man who lays eyes on her instantly falls in love. A woman who sees a samodiva […]
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This is the first article from a blog-post series which will help you learn more about Bulgarian history in an entertaining way. By focusing on the bizarre, you will learn more about general Bulgarian history and culture. Imagine how Eastern Europe looked like in 809. The Byzantine empire was a major power in the continent, spreading […]
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If you happen to visit Bulgaria and want to dive into the experience, you simply must try some of the country’s most iconic dishes. If you don’t know what those are, let me show you. Bulgarian cuisine is generally quite similar to other Balkan cuisines. The close proximity of the people in the region and […]
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If you want to learn some more Bulgarian words, we suggest you try our new video. Instead of words, this time we use pictures of the fruits to teach you their names in Bulgarian. As usual, each word is repeated in a slower pace. Here is the video: The point of this exercise is to […]
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The official currency in Bulgaria is the Bulgarian lev (лев, plural: лева). It is usually abbreviated “лв.”. The name comes from an archaic form of the word “lion”. One lev equals 100 stotinki (стотинкa, plural: стотинки). The code of the currency according to the international standard is BGN. History of the Bulgarian lev The lev […]
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Here is a little something for a lazy winter afternoon. The following dessers is very easy to make and is delicious. I think it is very interesting, because it is made of pasta. It is, I believe, contemporary Bulgarian cuisine. I haven’t research its roots but I think they did not have it 100 years ago. In Bulgaria, we […]
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