03 novembre 2007
Hundreds paid tribute to perished relatives at Sofia’s central cemetery
| 3 November 2007 | 16:28 | FOCUS News Agency |
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Sofia. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks Saturday All Souls' Day. Traditionally people pay memorial services to their dead relatives. Sofia’s central cemetery gathered many to pay respect, FOCUS News Agency reports. Dressed in black they lit candles and laid flowers on the graves of their beloved deceased. ‘After Archangel’s Day, which is marked on November 8, the Great Lent begins’, Father Stefan Grancharov who is a priest at the Assumption Church said. He explains that the idea of the day is for the dead souls of our relatives and beloved to defend our life to the Holy Trinity. This is the meaning of every All Souls’ Day, he says. |
All Souls' Day
| 3 November 2007 | 08:03 | FOCUS News Agency |
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks on Saturday the Day of the Dead, a.k.a. Soul Saturday. Eastern Orthodox Church observes several Days of the Dead during the year, three of them being major ones. On this day family and friends of the deceased gather to pay memorial service to the dead. Bulgarian Orthodox Christians also pay tribute to deceased soldiers and insurgents who died for the good of Bulgaria.
This year Metropolitan Bishop Maxim of Stobi, Bishop of Znepol and secretary general of the St. Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Joan, vicar of the Sofia Metropolitan Bishop and bishops from the Sofia eparchy will pay mass for the perished soldiers at the military ossuary mausoleum of Sofia’s central cemetery. The service has the blessing of His Holiness Bulgarian Patriarch and Sofia Metropolitan Bishop Maxim.
The military ossuary mausoleum was built in 1924. The bones of some 4,000 Bulgarian soldiers rest there. These soldiers took part in the Balkan War, the Second Balkan War and World War I. The bones have been moved from the battlefield.
02 novembre 2007
EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO BULGARIAN WRITER EMILIYAN STANEV IN PARLIAMENT
On the occasion of the Day of the Leaders of the Bulgarian National Revival, an exhibition, commemorating 100 years from the birth of Bulgarian writer Emiliyan Stanev, opened in Parliament on November 1, Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) reported.
The exhibition was opened by Parliament spokesperson Georgi Pirinski. Representatives of the academic society, as well as experts on the Stanev's work attended the opening.
The motto of the exhibition is ''To approach everything with love”. It represents Stanev as a writer, philosopher of Bulgarian history, public figure and member of Parliament. It shows archive photographs of the famous artist, copies of his manuscript notes, photographs from plays and films based on his works and translations. All these items are on loan from the Emiliyan Stanev museum house in Veliko Tarnovo.
Pirinski said he hoped that the exhibition would make it possible for the many people who came to the Parliament to get to know the art of Emiliyan Stanev – a true leader of Bulgaria's revival.
Stanev is considered a the classic of modern Bulgarian literature. His work is translated in over 30 languages, his most famous book being ''The peach thief''. UNESCO proclaimed him Bulgaria's top person of 2007.
The exhibition will close on November 10.
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/exhibition-dedicated-to-bulgarian-writer-emiliyan-stanev-in-parliament/id_25925/catid_70
TWO WEEKS IN BULGARIA: PAINTINGS BY ELEANOR GILPATRICK
Last year (2006) american painter Eleanor Gilpatrick visited Bulgaria. Durring her stay she created series of paintings.
Bulgarian General Consul in New York, has organized an exhibit featuring her work in Bulgaria.
TWO WEEKS IN BULGARIA: PAINTINGS BY ELEANOR GILPATRICK
An Exhibition of Paintings On Display at the Bulgarian Consulate
November 1, 2007 - January 30, 2008
121 East 62 Street, New York, NY; Tel. (212) 935-4646
Opening Gala: Thursday, November 1, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Paintings On Display (All are Acrylic on Canvas)
1. The Kalachev Bridge (site of the first shot of the April 1876 uprising)
2. Wind Effect I: The Kamchia Below The Black Sea
3. October in Koprivshtitsa
4. On The Kamchia
5. Black Sea at Nessebur
6. Wind Effect II: The Kamchia Below The Black Sea
7. Melnik Echoes (shown above)
8. Wind Effect III: The Kamchia Below The Black Sea
9. Sky over Rila
10. Shadows, Nessebur
http://www.ezpartyplanner.com/2007/11/01/two-weeks-in-bulgaria-paintings-by-eleanor-gilpatrick/
24 octobre 2007
Hundreds Bid Farewell to Bulgaria Theatre Knight Vili Tsankov
24 October 2007, Wednesday
 Relatives, friends and colleagues of late director Vili Tsankov, known as the lonely knight of Bulgaria's theatre, bowed heads in his memory at a funeral service on October 24. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency) | buy photo | |
Relatives, friends and colleagues of late director Vili Tsankov, known as the lonely knight of Bulgaria's theatre, bowed heads in his memory at a funeral service on October 24.
Tsankov died on October 21 at the age of 83.
President Georgi Parvanov said he was honoured to have known this man, "so down-to-earth and so spiritual at the same time."
"He never ceased to amaze and surprise," Culture Minister Stefan Danailov said.
Vili Tsankov will be remembered for his innovative, deep and brave renditions of Bulgarian and classical works, which cost him his job more than once for running counter to the credos of the communist regime.
Founder of the unique "Home theatre" in Bulgaria, Tsankov is a winner of a number of prestigious prizes, including the Lion of San Marco, the Golden Chest, Icarus and the award of the Askeer academy.
08 septembre 2007
Bulgarian Opera Legend Performs Ave Maria to Say Goodbye to Pavarotti
Bulgaria's opera prima Raina Kabaivanska is to perform Ave Maria at the mourning ceremony in Modena Cathedral on Saturday, when the world will pay last respects to the legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
Another world famous opera singer and a great Pavarotti's friend, Andrea Bocelli, will also take part in the ceremony.
The official rehearsal is to begin Friday evening, when the temple will be closed for the crowds that are still queuing to say goodbye to the deceased Italian legend.
Pavarotti and his Bulgarian colleague Kabaivanska are among the stars, who founded the Opera Academy in tenor's home town of Modena in 2005.
Pavarotti died Thursday at the age of 71.
The singer was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year.
His death came the day after he received a new government award for his work in promoting Italian culture in Italy and abroad.
"The Maestro fought a long, tough battle against the pancreatic cancer which eventually took his life," manager Terri Robson said.
"In fitting with the approach that characterised his life and work, he remained positive until finally succumbing to the last stages of his illness."
The world-renowned tenor started his spectacular career in 1961 in his native Modena, northern Italy, and enjoyed 40 years on the world stage, becoming one of the world's biggest-selling artists and a household name.
In 1990 he teamed up with the Spaniars Domingo and Carreras to perform at the football World Cup in Italy.
The Three Tenors, singing at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome before some 6,000 people, drew 20 minutes of applause.
The trio came together again four years later for the World Cup in Los Angeles, with a pay packet of a million dollars, performing before some 56,000 people with a television audience estimated at 1.3 billion.
Recordings of these two concerts sold some 23 million copies.
James Brown, Sting, Bono, Zucchero, Stevie Wonder and Elton John were among the stars sharing the stage with the opera legend during his annual charity concert "Pavarotti and Friends".
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=85042
30 août 2007
The Symbols of Bulgaria and Romania
Which are the typical symbols which become the trade mark of a country? The European Commission expects the suggestions of the two newest EU-member states Bulgaria and Romania.
How the country to be popularized in Europe and world-wide?
Which are those colours, signs, images and products, which can give the most adequate idea of the place, the nature, the people and their cultural heritage? In what way the image which carries the most typical national characteristics corresponds to the idea of the others?
The answers to these questions are crucial for the preparation of a modern and effective visit card of each country which to help its imagine worldwide.
The European commission gives every country the opportunity suggest names of traditional national products, which to be included in the EU list of “trade marks for origin” and for “names from protected geographic regions”.
The list so far includes around 800 products from the 27 EU member states.
It will take around two years from the moment the suggestions of Bulgaria and Romania are submitted till their included in the list.
This occasion gives the opportunity for an interesting experiment to be made, which to help the country elaborate is image strategy by using the field of perceptions and associations and comparing the image the local population has about itself and the way the foreigners see the country.
Organizer of the campaign for image choosing is Bulgarian association for business and tourist information.
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_1469175617
06 juillet 2007
Balkan Cultural Routes Discussed in Athens
Bulgaria's Minister of Culture Stefan Danalilov will participate today, July 5 in the first meeting of the Cultural Ministers of the countries members of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).
The officials decided to elaborate common priorities for cultural collaboration in the Black Sea region.
Main accent is put to the cultural heritage of the region. It was suggested to be worked out different cultural routes like: the ‘Wine Route', the ‘Water Route' and the newest idea ‘Byzantine's Coins Route'.
The forum is attended by the Ministers of Culture of Bulgaria, Greece and Russia. The other BSEC's members will be presented by their vice ministers of Culture and experts.
It will be discussed the idea to be set up Black Sea Folklore Festival that will accentuate over the folklore diversity of the countries.
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_1512531999
18 juin 2007
FOREIGNERS TO ENJOY FOUR DAYS OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE THEATRE IN BULGARIA’S CAPITAL
Sfumato theatre-laboratory offers subtitles in English to eight plays it plans to stage from June 18 to 21 2007.
The plays are separated in several modules, based on topics.
Aliocha and Ivan are the first two plays to be performed. They are included in the Valley of the Death Shadow module, dedicated to Russian writer Dostoevsky.
Both plays interpret Dostoevsky’s novel Brothers Karamazov. They will be performed at 4pm and 9pm on June 18.
The second module, Exit, also includes two plays, Astapovo Station and Elabuga Staion. The module commemorates Russian poet Marina Tsvetyaeva and Russian writer Lev Tolstoy. The performances will be held at 4pm and 9pm on June 19.
Among the other plays to be performed are The Dance of Death and Miss Julie, included in the Strindberg Programme The Way to Damascus module. They will be staged on June 20, same hours.
For more information you can contact sfumato1@mbox.contact.bg.
17 juin 2007
Pope underlines Bulgaria's Christian roots
Pope Benedict XVI underlined Bulgaria's Christian roots in a meeting with Bulgarian lawmakers in Rome on Thursday, reports said.