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The day of St. George is celebrated in Bulgaria annually on 6th of May. It is an official state holiday, as well as “Day of bravery and the Bulgarian army”, “Day of the shepherd”, a church holiday and a name day for the people sharing the saint’s name.
Continue readingWhat motivates people to learn the Bulgarian language? In the past 4 years we conducted several surveys with Learn Bulgarian Easily students and visitors. Today we pulled all the data together to show you why people want to learn Bulgarian and where they are coming from: If you like this graphic, please share this page […]
Continue readingOn 3rd of March Bulgarians celebrate their national holiday annually. There are fireworks and celebrations and no one has to go to work. But what happened on this day? What do Bulgarians celebrate? The Rebellion Before the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878 the Balkan peninsula was almost entirely part of the Ottoman empire. Bulgarians were under the […]
Continue readingRecently I found an interesting old advertisement of Bulgarian chocolate. It is from the blog Stara Sofia, which is devoted to the history of the Bulgarian capital, specifically after the liberation and before the communist regime. Here is the history nugget for today: Here is what the advertisement says: The only factory in Bulgaria for […]
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In Bulgarian folklore Talasuhm is an evil spirit which haunts and protects buildings, bridges and fountains. It can take the appearance of a dog or a cat or even other domestic animals. There are two ways a talasuhm can come into existence. One is when a person or a person’s shadow are built into a bridge, fountain […]
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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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