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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.
 

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
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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
March 3rd - the National Day of Bulgaria
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Today is the BABA MARTA DAY
Today is the BABA MARTA DAY
3/1/2024 8:00:00 AM
If you by any chance visit Bulgaria on the first day of March you are certain to notice almost every person decorated with small tokens made from red and white woollen threads.
Anniversary of the death of Vassil Levski
Today is the 148th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest fighters for Bulgarian independence during the period of the Ottoman oprresion
 Bulgarians Celebrate Love of Wine and Each Other
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ST.VLASSIOS/ BLASSIOS (also Hieromartyr Blaise)
Name day of Vlasso
ST. HARALAMBOS (Charalambos) the Martyr
Name day of everyone named Haralampij, Haralambi, Hari, Harry, Valentin/a, Valery, Valeria.