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Bulgaria and Byzantium

By admin on 8 April 2009 in Books, Culture, History, Parks and Reserves, Trails

Book review of an investigation into the relationship between Bulgaria and Byzantium in the ninth and tenth centuries, a critical period in Balkan history.

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Martenitsa

By admin on 8 April 2009 in Culture, Land, Tradition

The Martenitsa is an ornament made of white and red threads that Bulgarians put on their clothes or wrists every year on March 1.

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Easter Eggs

By admin on 7 April 2009 in Culture, Food, Holidays, Religion

Coloring Easter Eggs is a long-standing tradition in Bulgaria. There are many customs associated with this practice.

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National Ethnographic Museum

By admin on 7 April 2009 in Culture

The Bulgarian National Ethographic Museum is charged with the duty to collect, preserve, and exhibit items of national cultural and historical significance.

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What’s On Around Bulgaria (April 2009)

By admin on 7 April 2009 in Culture, Events, Food, News, Sights

Useful news about current events happening around Bulgaria.

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Book Review: Bulgaria Past and Present

By admin on 6 April 2009 in Books, Culture, History

Bulgaria Past and Present, by George C. Logio, is a sympathetic review and analysis of the Bulgarian economic and political landscape in the mid-1930s.

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Book Review: The Orient Within

By admin on 6 April 2009 in Books

Mary Neuberger’s The Orient Within: Muslim Minorities and the Negotiation of Nationhood in Modern Bulgaria is a detailed study of the policies, actions and attitudes of the Bulgarian state towards its Muslim minorities during the period 1930 to 1989. The total span of the book is somewhat broader, beginning with observations as far back as [...]

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