The Flute, the Leaf, the Bucium, the Buhai, the Cimpoi, the Naiul, the Trumpet, the Ţambalul, the Ţitera or the Cobza are old instruments that have been preserved to this day. Music is an important part of the existence of the Romanian peasant. The sensitivity to the beauty of sound was also transmitted in the …
Nestinarstvo is one of the ancient Bulgarian customs, originating thousands of years ago. Its appearance is associated with the Thracians and their cult of the sun. This custom is typical for Bulgarian villages from Eastern Thrace – Southeastern Bulgaria from the beginning of the 20th century. The Nestinary games are unique, and the rites associated …
A monument of musical cultural heritage that has not been recorded and has not been officially registered as a municipal creation of the inhabitants of Eastern Thrace is the one entitled «Gitonises», which means neighbors. The first manuscripts of the song according to the president of the cultural association of Polystylo Kavala Mr. Meggidis, go …
Neighbors – a song dedicated to relationships of the heart! Read More »
Eastern Thrace is an area of great geopolitical importance and a center of great culture throughout the centuries. It includes the areas of Raidestos, Adrianoupolis, Saranda Ekklisies, Tsanakale and Constantinople. Today, with the Treaty of Constantinople in 1913 and the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923, the region was annexed to the Turkish state and its …
