Bulgaria — Events
National Festival of Bulgarian Folk Art
August 1, 2010 - August 31, 2010
Introduced by the communist regime to preserve Bulgarian folklore, the Koprivstitsa Festival is a priceless event that features authentic folk music and dance from across the Balkans, with most performers in their ethnic costume. It takes place in and around this showcase historic village of Ottoman trader’s houses in a wooded vale of the Sredna Gora Mountains. Held every five years, the next festival is likely to be immense, as the number of foreign visitors to the region increases.
Orthodox Easter
April 1, 2012 - April 30, 2012
The predominant religion in Bulgaria is the version of Catholicism that has survived since earliest times in Eastern Europe â the Orthodox Church. Usually celebrated on a different date to Easter celebrations in the west, the Orthodox Easter is also celebrated with different customs and traditions. After midnight Mass on Easter Sunday, worshippers celebrate outside the churches, carrying candles to symbolise the Resurrection and cracking or smashing eggs which have previously been painted with symbolic patterns and colors.
