Sights in Region South-Eastern

The "Dog spinning" (known in Bulgaria as "Trichane") is awful ritual that is practiced mainly in southeastern Bulgaria. The most known place where it is performed is village of Brodilovo.The ritual was traditionally practised on the first day of Lent and probably have pagan...

The feast of traditional Thracian banitza (pie/pastry) "Banitsa vita – dva pati previta" in town of Elhovo is organized by the municipality of Elhovo and the Community Center "Razvitie - 1893". The celebration is organized by 2010 and aims the promotion and preservation of Bulgarian traditions.The e...

The Sand Sculptures Festival is held annually from 2008 in city of Burgas. It begins in early summer (July) and the sculptures remain open for visiting throughout the summer. The sand shapes are located in the Burgas Park "Ezeroto" ("The Lake") in the Sea Garden. Though it is young, the festival...

Nestinarstvo is ancient Bulgarian ritual originally performed in several Bulgarian and Greek-speaking villages in the Strandzha Mountains. It is a unique mixture of Eastern Orthodox beliefs and older pagan traditions from the region. The ritual involves barefoot dancing on smoldering embers. One of...

"Spirit of Burgas" is a music festival in city of Burgas, held in August, annually since 2008. During its short existence the festival has grown up exceptionally and now is one of the cultural institutions of the city and most important music event in Bulgaria. The festival has many fans and enjoys...

5 October is the official holiday of the city of Stara Zagora. The date is related to Prince Alexander (Aleko) Bogoridi who at October 5, 1879 put the foundation stone for the reconstruction of Stara Zagora city after the ravages of the Russian-Turkish War (near Stara Zagora were held the most ...

"Feast of the Rose" is held annually the first weekend of June in the town of Kazanlak - the capital of the Rose Valley (at the same time there is a similar celebration in the town of Karlovo). The event dates back to 1903 and then it was called "Feast of beauty and charity."...

The Festival Strandja singing is held for the first time in 1960 in the village of Gramatikovo. This began the tradition of the national folk festivals in Bulgaria. It is held every 4 years and is under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria, aiming to promote the rich songs of ...

"The festival of folk costume" is an event held annual in village of Jeravna. The first edition was in 2008 and over the years the event has enjoyed of growing interest. The main requirement for the participants is to have Bulgarian national costume in order to fit completely in the atmosphere of...

Every year, in the first Sunday of August (with rare exceptions in late July), near the monument of Buzludja, the Bulgarian Socialist Party organize political convention of its supporters. The celebrations include the official meeting with speeches by party leaders and other socialists, e...