Bulgarian folklore is extremely rich. There are 7 folklore regions in Bulgaria – Dobrudzha, Pirin, Rhodope, Severnyashka, Strandzha, Thrace and Shopska, and each folklore region has its own beautiful folk costumes. Folk costumes are a real treasure, bequeathed to us by our forefathers to remind us of our origins and history. The colorful and beautiful …
The interior or the religious dominant Muslim houses of prayer are called mosques. In this article we will try to present the architectural part of this holy place of Muslims. Mihrab A mosque without a mihrab does not exist and cannot exist. This means that it is the most important compositional element in the architectural …
Proverbs and sayings apply to almost every area of life. Some of the most typical proverbs in our region, concern the months and the prediction of the weather. You can find the right one for each of the following months of the year: January: “When it’s summer in January, it’s winter in summer for that”,February: …
Folk medicine was based on herbalism. In every village there were ‘grandmothers’, ‘witches’ (women) or ‘whisperers’ (women and men). These were people dedicated to healing the sick and warding off evil spells. It was believed that only the eldest of the siblings (the first-born) could practice this profession. However, by calling them this, the people …
