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The Bistritsa Babi (Grannies from the village of Bistritsa) – Cultural Heritage

The Bistritsa Babi (Grannies from the village of Bistritsa) – Cultural Heritage
The Bistritsa Babi (The Bistritsa Grannies) are a traditional vocal folklore group from the village of Bistritsa near Sofia, the Bulgarian capital. The group was founded about 60 years ago and performs original songs from the Shopluka Region of West Bulgaria. The Birtritsa Babi have become world-famous with their peculiar polyphonic singing style. Their singing…
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Nestinarstvo (Fire Dancing) – Cultural Heritage

Nestinarstvo (Greek: Αναστενάρια) is an ancient Bulgarian and Greek rite in which people dance barefoot on glowing embers (live coals). By tradition, nestinari (fire dancers) dance in the night of the feast day of Saints Constantine and Helena (3 and 4 June, according to the old style). At the beginning of the 20th century the…
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Martenitsa – Cultural Heritage

Martenitsa – Cultural Heritage
On March 1 Bulgarians decorate their clothes with small red and white ornaments called “martenitsi", after the Bulgarian name of the month of March (mart). “Martenitsi" are made of red and white woven woollen, silk or cotton yarn. These are made into tassels, ringlets, pellets, squares or human and animal figures. Often various images and…
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The Aleksandrovo Tomb

The Aleksandrovo Tomb
The following cultural - historic site is not included in the UNESCO List. However, the authors of this webpage consider it equal in importance to the above mentioned sites and hope that it will also be valued and included in the UNESCO List. The Aleksandrovo Tomb was discovered in 2000, during excavations of the Roshava…
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