Chan Percussion musical instrument of the group of bells. It has a conical shape. It is used in Bulgarian folklore, in the dances of the kukeri and as a signal instrument for domestic animals. A series of many vats is called a duzia. It is very characteristic of the Rhodopes. In a dozen chans, the lowest ones are called "kaba" and the highest ones are called "juritsi", after the two types...
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Our country is small in terms of territory, but it gathers seven folklore regions, each unique for itself with its own specific features in terms of clothing, music, songs and dances. The Shop folklore region stretches across Central Western Bulgaria. It includes the western part of the Central Highlands (Sofia field and Vitosha) and the Bulgarian regions of...
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Today in Italy they celebrate Befana. Oggi in Itaia e'la festa della Befana. At the end of the calendar year, the holiday cycle ends on January 6 - Epiphany, and the people say that after that date the holidays go away. The term "Epiphany" is of Greek origin and means "manifestation"; it is used by the Christian tradition to indicate the first manifestation of...
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From "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of the Bulgarians" The hearth After the house is ready, half of the rites and religious customs are performed in honor and around the hearth. The hearth in many rites and customs replaces the house and the concept of house. It is not by chance that songs often sing "father's hearth" instead of "father's house". The hearth is…
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From "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of the Bulgarians" Family customs and rites mark the most important moments of human life. "One is born once, married once and dies once," says the popular saying. Each of the rites and rituals associated with birth, marriage and death are similar. The first element is preparation, the second is initiation and passage...
From "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of the Bulgarians" Some of the Bulgarian musical folk instruments are characteristic of almost the entire territory of Bulgaria, while others are concentrated in a certain folklore area. In Bulgarian folk music, 5 main folk instruments are used - kaval, bagpipe, gadulka, tambourine and drum, as well as characteristic of individual folklore...
From "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of the Bulgarians" To embroider an embroidery requires skill and patience. The needle tirelessly pierces the cloth, and patterns the Bulgarian clothes and carpets with dyes and figures. Breaking through the tissue is an action that expresses fertilization. For the new life to be born, the fabric, the flesh...
