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Cultural events in Plovdiv

Cultural events in Plovdiv

2/10/2010 12:20:36 PM

Trakart Culture Center presents the premiere performance "Dimiter's Sky" tonight at 7 PM. It is based on excerpts from the book "Forgotten by Heaven" by Ekterina Tomova and Albert Einstein's essay "On the Origin of Evil". The character of the 110-year-old man living in the Rhodope Mountains is played by the actor Dimiter Selenaski. Directed by Georgi Kaitsanov.

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Selection of art segments from the Art and Digital Culture "Transmediale" taking place in Berlin, Germany, will be presented at the Banya Starinna Contemporary Art Center in Plovdiv. The Transmediale Forum first took place 22 years ago and has attracted a huge number of artist to participate in it ever since. The latest edition featured the participation of about 1000 artists.

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The German Reading Room in Plovdiv celebrates its 12th anniversary with the exhibition "Comics - The Scene of Germany and Switzerland" presenting comics books from German and Swiss publishing houses. The exhibition will be taking place at the foyer of the Ivan Vazov National Library.
 

March 27 -  International Day of Theater
March 27th is celebrated each year arounf the world as the International Day of Theater.
BLAGOVESHTENIE (ANNUNCIATION DAY)
BLAGOVESHTENIE (ANNUNCIATION DAY)
3/25/2024 9:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Blagovest/à, Blagoy, Blaga, Vangel, Evangelina, Bonka.Ritual table: fish (baked or boiled), flat cake, onion pastry.
TODOROVDEN
TODOROVDEN
3/23/2024 9:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Todor, Todorka, Teodor/a, Theo, Dora.
March 22nd – World Day of Water
March 22nd – World Day of Water
3/22/2024 11:00:00 AM
The World Day of Water has been appointed by a decision of the UN Ecology and Development Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 1992.
March 20 – International Francophony Day
The first "sommet de la Francophonie" took place in Paris in 1986. About 44 countries took part in it.
The German genius Rudolph Diesel was born on that day back in 1858
Although Diesel was born in Paris, his parents were German. His father was a leather craftsman, and his mother a governess and language tutor. Rudolf was a good student in primary s...
SIRNI ZAGOVEZNI (Shrove Sunday/ Cheese Fasting)
Ritual table: cheese pastry, rite bread, cheese pumpkin, eggs, white halvah with nuts, fish.
MESNI ZAGOVEZNI (Meat Fasting Day)
MESNI ZAGOVEZNI (Meat Fasting Day)
3/10/2024 11:00:00 AM
Mesni Zagovezni (Meat Fasting Day) - celebrated 8 Sundays before Easter. After the All Souls; Day (Goliama Zadoushnitsa) on Saturday, the following day, Sunday, people celebrate the Orthodox Chur...
Today is the Holocaust Day and the Victims of Crimes against Humanity Day
Bulgaria commemorates today “The Holocaust Day and the Victims of Crimes against Humanity Day”, appointed by a decree of the BG Ministerial Council on Feb.13th, 2003, which was celebrated for the first time ever that same year.
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day
3/8/2024 9:00:00 AM
Bulgaria marks The International Women’s Day – March 8