In 1966, Seattle-area ethnographer Martin Koenig made the first of six trips to Bulgaria to study folk dance and music there. What he found was a rural society already in the process of vanishing.

Bulgaria is a country with rich history and culture, but most travelers tend to overlook its lesser-known cities ...

Bulgarian flags of red, white and green and European Union flags - blue with yellow stars - were hanging all around the Reitz Union's Arredondo Room. There was a martenizi, a kukeri and a survachka - ...

The Northwest Folklife Festival, which takes place at Seattle Center Memorial Day weekend, May 27-30, has announced a Bulgarian theme for its 2011 program. A highlight of the Bulgarian focus is an ...

The Bulgarian National Bank plans to release a 2-euro commemorative coin titled “Bulgarian Alphabet” in the second half of ...

Hundreds of guests gathered on November 6 at Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel in Los Angeles for a major cultural event honoring Bulgarian achievements in art, science, education, and culture.

NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria - Novo Selo Training Area support staff with U.S. Army and Bulgarian service members shared Bulgarian Christmas traditions at local schools in Kamen and Mokren, ...

When Ivo Ivanov came to the United States from Sofia, Bulgaria, 12 years ago, his knowledge of American culture was limited to what he had learned from movies and Pink Floyd songs. Now, the Lawrence ...

The University of Illinois, one of the most renowned academic institutions in the United States, will introduce courses in Bulgarian language, history, folklore, and traditions as part of its ...

WELLS — Every Saturday this school year, a group of teachers and students have gathered at the Wells Elementary School voluntarily to pursue a particular type of education. The students, ranging in ...

People are silhouetted as they walk in the old town of Plovdiv, ahead of the opening ceremony of Plovdiv as the European Capital of Culture, in Bulgaria, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Plovdiv is the first ...