The third edition of the Samardala Festival will be held on 3 May in the central square of Nova Zagora is used as a spice and is harvested at the peak of its flowering in May when the leaves contain the highest amount of valuable nutrients Festival guests will experience the rich palette of flavours and aromas of the famous spice at the Nova Zagora Community Centre where there will be a culinary exhibition of traditional dishes prepared with samardala and arranged by community centres and pensioners' clubs from all the villages in the region There will also be a farmers' market with samardala and complementary natural products and a folklore programme with a parade of traditional costumes and performances by local amateur groups The special guest of the festival will be the TV culinary personality Uti Bachvarov All participants will receive a certificate for attending the masterclasses The city is preparing to welcome thousands of guests from all over the country and abroad Samardala (Nectaroscordum siculum bulgaricum) is a herbaceous perennial with a round It is a great seasoning for all dishes with potatoes It is believed that the spice has health benefits Only on the Day of Bravery and Holiday of the Bulgarian Army (May 6) we will provide our visitors with the opportunity to enter three of perhaps the most interesting machines from our outdoor exhibition Dozens of enthusiasts and nature lovers will kick off the 44th edition of the Move and Win campaign with a spring hike to Bozhur Hut The meeting point will be the Vladishki Bridge in Veliko Tarnovo the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds is organising the Let’s Count the Sparrows campaign and anyone can take part by recording the number and types of sparrows they. we will provide our visitors with the opportunity to enter three. english@bnr.bg HOT: » What kind of news would you like to see more of? The baker says, “Sorry, we just ran out of bread, but we’ve got plenty of politicians who’ll promise to bring some tomorrow!”... read The Bulgarian replied, "Simple, we just put everything in a pot, add a little rakia, and let the flavors fight it out!" 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Its beneficiaries will receive 100% free financing. An additional criterion in the program, for which there will be bonus points, is whether workers directly affected by the energy transition live in the building. That way, people who work in the mining and energy sector can apply to have their apartment buildings renovated with support from the European program. More specifically: a maximum of 15 points will be given if there are more than 5% of residents in the building who work in the sector. If they are below 5%, then 10 points will be granted. It was very important for us to set this criterion," commented Todorov. Municipal and state institutions also have the right to participate in the program. The initiative is critical to reducing energy consumption and addressing energy poverty in the three coal regions of Bulgaria. The Governor of Stara Zagora Iva Radeva added that the other criteria for approving the buildings remain unchanged. The training and retraining will be carried out by the trade unions (KNSB, KT "Podkrepa" and employers' organizations (KRIB, BCCI, and others). "If there is a reduction in the production output at some point, the enterprises will maintain employment, under a system where half of the day the people will work, and the other half they will undergo some kind of training," the provincial governor pointed out. Towards the end of this year, the procedure for the creation of industrial parks and zones is expected to launch - with 70 million euros planned for the region. The City of Stara Zagora will apply for two industrial zones: the first is "Golesh", which Todorov explained that the municipality has been trying to develop for years, but it still has no available infrastructure. [In that zone] there are large municipal lots, and there are also private developments that will also be able to benefit," said the mayor. The other zone is in the area of ​​the former Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant (ATZ). "We have applied for "Elenino" to the Ministry of Innovation and expect funding from there. 4-5 industrial zones can be built, along with Zagore, which is almost full. Only in this way can we offer an alternative and attract investors", said Zhivko Todorov. The municipalities of Galabovo and Radnevo intend to create a joint industrial zone and will probably benefit from these funds. The municipality of Chirpan is also planning its own industrial zone, explained Iva Radeva. The first meeting of the Stara Zagora Subcommittee was held online, the next one will be held in person and will be announced in advance on the website of the Stara Zagora Provincial Administration, as well as on the website of the Bulgarian Ministry of Regional Planning and Development. Co-financed by the European Union. 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Too many automated requests from this network we can't find the page that you are looking for Don't let that stop you from visiting some of our other great related content protected by reCAPTCHA.css-trhdh3::after{background-color:#fa9000;}EXPLORE MOREblinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, ‘Blackmail tool’: Hamas rejects Israeli plan to bypass Gaza aid agenciesUN and humanitarian aid groups say Israel proposed ‘dangerous’ ration ‘scheme’ after nine-week siege Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call The attack comes as Moscow prepares to welcome foreign leaders from China and Brazil the California federal penitentiary has been shut for more than six decades Reports say Israel now eyeing occupation of entire enclave control of aid and possible expulsion of Palestinians A study gives clue to cosmic origin of gold and heavy elements and they were created earlier than we thought Attack claimed by Houthis temporarily halts air traffic at Israel’s busiest airport and triggers air raid sirens US president makes claim after Mexican leader says her country’s sovereignty ‘not for sale.’ US president claims that Hollywood is undergoing a ‘very fast death’ despite raking in $30bn in revenues in 2024 The photo of an ancient Thracian chariot alongside the bones of two horses and a dog has quickly risen to the top of Reddit today (Oct But what is so exciting about the discovery and who was buried within the chariot?  Its exact age is uncertain and may be closer to 1,800 years old.  Chariot burials like this are commonly found in Bulgaria The practice of noblemen being buried near chariots seems to have started in Bulgaria about 2,500 years ago, Ignatov wrote in a paper published in 2007 in the journal Archaeologia Bulgarica He noted that the practice was especially popular during the time of the Roman Empire which lasted from roughly 2,100 to 1,500 years ago.  this practice was "by far most popular and long-standing in Thrace," Ignatov wrote in the journal article noting that the chariots were probably intended to be used by the deceased in the afterlife.  the horses that pulled the chariot likely would have been killed sheep and deer would have been made to the gods the chariots themselves were dismantled or smashed apart before being buried Because chariot burials are common in Bulgaria looters try to find them and sell the artifacts on the black market This means that archaeologists in Bulgaria are often racing to discover and excavate chariot burials before looters find and pillage them.  Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox Since the archaeologists excavated this chariot burial before looters got to it the artifacts can be displayed publicly in a museum and pictures showing the chariot burial are being shared publicly on Reddit and other forms of social media.  Original article on Live Science Owen JarusSocial Links NavigationLive Science ContributorOwen Jarus is a regular contributor to Live Science who writes about archaeology and humans' past He has also written for The Independent (UK) The Canadian Press (CP) and The Associated Press (AP) Owen has a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Toronto and a journalism degree from Ryerson University.  Archaeologists discover hundreds of metal objects up to 3,400 years old on mysterious volcanic hilltop in Hungary May's full 'Flower Moon' will be a micromoon TEHRAN – Five Iranian children have been honored at the 22d International Youth Art Exhibition Nova Zagora in Bulgaria Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) announced on Tuesday Fatemeh Alizadeh and Asra Sadeqi have received honorable mentions at the exhibition organized at the Rusi Karabiberov Art Gallery in Nova Zagora from June 1 to 30 The children are the members of IIDCYA branches in the country The young artists aged 4 and 20 years from around the world took part in the exhibition which is an initiative of Nova Zagora Association and DUGA Art Studio No specific topic was determined for the showcase and the artists were allowed to choose materials Photo: Painting by the 8-year-old Iranian girl Mersana Beigzadeh won an honorable mention at the 22d International Youth Art Exhibition Nova Zagora three are in hospital after a fight between two families in the “Shesti” (sixth) neighborhood in Nova Zagora A police report was filed early this afternoon Teams from ODMVR-Sliven and the "Special Tactical Actions" sector to ODMVR-Stara Zagora were immediately sent to the place The uniformed officers managed to bring out and detain three men who had barricaded themselves in a private property in the neighborhood were used during the fight between the two families the ghetto of Nova Zagora was isolated with a pass regime due to the coronavirus pandemic - something that caused the anger of the locals people from the Lom villages "Mladenovo" and "Stadiona" had a fight with axes Follow Novinite.com on Twitter and Facebook Write to us at editors@novinite.com Информирайте се на Български - Novinite.bg We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria Seventy-five tombstones in Nova Zagora's cemetery park were damaged by minors on Saturday The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) killed three of its hostages after opening fire on them Times of Israel reported citing IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari A mentally ill person killed with a knife the husband of the district judge from Nova Zagora At least 116 were killed in a drone attack on a military academy in Homs in central Syria according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights At least 45 people were killed in an explosion at a political rally in the northwestern Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly the North-West Frontier Province) on Sunday There are three active outbreaks of fires in Haskovo region where a state of emergency was declared yesterday regional governor Krasimir Angelov announced at a briefing this morning An 18-year-old girl who had been reported missing in Haskovo has been found dead A 33-year-old man from the village of Semchinovo has been taken into custody by the police for physically assaulting a 10-year-old child A 12-year-old boy from Lukovit has been hospitalized with two broken arms and head injuries after reportedly being assaulted and thrown from a bridge the director of the Plovdiv Customs Office was arrested earlier today for allegedly facilitating a new smuggling route for cigarettes The Sofia Police has launched a targeted operation against drivers of electric scooters and electric motorbikes who engage in reckless behavior in the city's central areas opened fire with a gas pistol near a kindergarten in Sofia's Lyulin district authorities in Bulgaria continue their search for 13-year-old Nikolay a boy with Down Syndrome who went missing from the village of Konare there has been no sign of the missing child the search will persist until any clue or trace of the boy is found there is still no information regarding little Niki," he said in an interview with Nova TV While the field force has become smaller after the departure of the military efforts remain ongoing with all available resources dedicated to finding the boy divers have been deployed to search the deepest areas of a nearby microdam A 13-year-old Bulgarian girl has gone missing in Spain with authorities and local media reporting her disappearance in the city of Palencia One man remains missing following an explosion in a house in Bankya on Friday Thirteen-year-old Nikolay from the village of Konare It has now been 17 days since 13-year-old Nikolay from the village of Konare went missing Google’s annual overview for 2024 reveals the key interests and search trends among Bulgarians and topics that captured public attention throughout the year who has been missing for 11 days from the village of Konare in Stara Zagora Israel has turned to Bulgaria for assistance in battling the rapidly advancing wildfires in areas near Jerusalem The Bulgarian mobile operator A1 has confirmed that it is experiencing technical difficulties affecting both calls and text messages across its network A series of minor earthquakes were recorded in the Nessebar area with the strongest tremor measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale A woman sustained serious injuries after being attacked with pepper spray and an electroshock device and subsequently set on fire inside a hospital in the Bulgarian town of Botevgrad A 25-year-old man is in critical condition following an accident at the amusement park in Yambol A serious traffic accident in the Bulgarian town of Harmanli has left a 13-year-old child in critical condition after he was struck by a car while riding an electric scooter Winemaking in the Soviet satellites fell from grace in the late 1990s but there has been a resurgence led by an exotic cast of aristocrats and Brits Like other distinctly 1980s food and drink brands – Ice Magic Hofmeister lager – I’d assumed that the once all-conquering Sainsbury’s own-label Bulgarian cabernet sauvignon had died a quiet death at some point in the past 10 years After all, the fall from grace of the wine industries in both Bulgaria and its fellow late Soviet-era export success, Romania the Bulgarians were selling more than 50m bottles of wine a year in the UK By the time I made my first trip as a wine journalist to Bulgaria in the early-2000s both were selling less than a tenth of that The reasons why were evident throughout that trip I was shown a procession of near-derelict vineyards and unkempt eerily quiet winemaking facilities (it was hard to call these grimly utilitarian buildings “wineries”) two doleful Bulgarian wine exporters detailed the difficulties facing winemakers both before and after the end of Communism: corruption; the haphazard redistribution of vineyard land to private owners with no wine-making experience; an absence of properly trained local winemakers; a general absence of money The mood was bleak; I have yet to go on a more downbeat wine trip But there were already the beginnings of a recovery thanks to entrepreneurial winemakers who were aware that parts of Bulgaria and Romania had the climate and soils to make high quality wine and at considerably lower cost than elsewhere in Europe They were also conscious that both countries were likely to join the EU saw an opportunity and began to embark on the complicated process of buying up vineyard land The investors were an exotic cast that included Italian textile magnate Edoardo Miroglio (whose eponymous set-up in Bulgaria’s Thracian Valley joins Piedmont’s Tenuta Carretta in his family’s wine portfolio) Count Stephan von Neipperg (owner of top St-Emilion Château Canon La Gaffelière among others and partner in the Enira project in Bulgaria’s Bessa Valley) and the British couple Philip and Elvira Cox (who own and run the large Romanian Cramele Recas winery) Their projects and wines may be very different in scale and ambition but collectively their investment and experience seems to have flicked a switch in both countries In the decade since there’s been a flood of imaginative new ventures small-scale producers that would never have been possible in the Soviet era I’m thinking of returning exiles such as Romanian royal Baroness Ileana Kripp-Costinescu Baron Jacob Kripp (a couple straight out of The Grand Budapest Hotel) has revived her family’s 300-year-old Prince Stirbey estate in the Transylvanian Alps Then there are maverick small-producers such as Ogi Tcvetanov and Adrianna Serebrinova who have transformed a former state-run Bulgarian operation into a small-scale delight at Borovitza or the New Zealand and Austrian-trained Petar Georgiev the talented winemaker at creative new Bulgarian producer Not everything these producers or their peers make is outstanding And with the possible exception of Cramele Recas (and its fellow British-affiliated producer Halewood Romania) I don’t expect any of them to approach the sales of the 1980s But retailers are much more willing to list wines from this part of the world than they have been in years – and that in itself is a step forward after the dark days of the 1990s and 2000s And the more new-wave Bulgarian and Romanian producers I taste the more I’m convinced these countries are going to be serious players in years to come assures me £4.75 will still buy you a bottle of so-so Bulgarian Cabernet in 488 of its stores This article was amended on 19 March 2015 to correct the spelling of Stephan von Neipperg’s name This is the archive of The Observer up until 21/04/2025 The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media More than 300 settlements across Bulgaria are currently on a water regime Recent assessments indicate a significant reduction in water reserves in dams compared to last summer with some reservoirs now at only 2 percent of their full capacity Concerns have heightened following issues reported with the "Koprinka" dam which is currently just over 13 percent full Experts and organizations have warned of a potential ecological disaster due to a possible mass fish die-off there is no immediate threat of a water regime in Stara Zagora at this time said on Nova TV that a plan is in place to manage water supplies for farmers He has coordinated with the Prime Minister's office A mobile laboratory has been deployed to monitor water quality and oxygen levels to prevent any potential fish die-off Borislav Velikov highlighted that a one-degree increase in Earth's temperature results in a 7 percent decrease in available water He emphasized the need for a unified agency to manage the country's water resources noting that a strategy developed a decade ago with World Bank support projected a need for 12 billion leva to improve water sources and address losses Velikov suggested exploring new water sources despite the declining underground water levels also stressed the issue of poor coordination in water management He mentioned innovative solutions such as floating solar power plants to reduce evaporation from water bodies highlighting ongoing discussions about protecting water resources Former Environment Minister Assen Lichev has accused Greece of violating Bulgaria’s rights within the European Union A serious criminal case has emerged in Sofia after the body of a man was discovered in a water-filled basement of a municipal apartment building Heating disruptions continue to affect multiple neighborhoods in Sofia with residents in at least eight districts and parts of several others left without heating and hot water due to technical failures The United States attempted to pressure Ukraine into agreeing to a burdensome deal regarding its natural mineral resources A significant accident has disrupted heating and hot water in nine Sofia neighborhoods leaving residents without essential services A heating supply failure has left five neighborhoods in Sofia without heating and hot water The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology forecasts that May will bring temperatures ranging from 2°C to 33°C across Bulgaria the weather will be mostly sunny—around and after midday cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds will develop Bulgaria and Greece have signed a draft Joint Declaration regarding the use of the Arda River waters over the next five years following a decision by the Bulgarian Council of Ministers The weather across Bulgaria on May 1 will begin with sunshine in the morning followed by an increase in cloud cover during the afternoon The Constitutional Court of Bulgaria has repealed legislative changes made two years ago that permitted the installation of photovoltaic (solar) systems on arable agricultural land Bulgaria will experience mostly sunny weather accompanied by a light to moderate east-northeast wind A 16-year-old girl from Israel was killed in a car crash on one of the most dangerous road sections in Bulgaria happened early Friday morning on the road between the city of Stara Zagora and the town of Nova Zagora in southern Bulgaria a 53-year-old Israeli citizen traveling in Schkoda Octavia with his family tried to overtake another vehicle near the village of Podslon and crashed into an Opel Corsa driving in the opposite lane and 16-year-old daughter were taken to the Stara Zagora hospital where the young girl died subsequently The 22-year-old driver of the Opel and a 20-year-old woman were also rushed to the hospital with the latter’s life being in still in danger The crashed caused the termination of traffic on the major road section which is part of the route from Sofia to the Southern Bulgarian Black Sea coast The section between Stara Zagora and the village of Podslon is notorious for the high number of crashes and fatalities that appear there The problem is supposed to be rectified with the completion of the Trakiya Highway running from Sofia to Burgas on the Black Sea only the Sofia-Stara Zagora section of the highway has been completed The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have acknowledged that an Israeli tank shell was responsible for the death of Marin Marinov Experts have analyzed photos exclusively obtained by The Washington Post which suggest that the explosions at a UN building in Gaza on March 19 which killed Bulgarian aid worker Marin Marinov Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has stated that the Israeli army’s presence in Gaza is part of a broader military strategy with plans to maintain a long-term presence in established security zones not only in Gaza A growing number of Israeli soldiers and military personnel have signed petitions calling for an end to the war in Gaza were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a multi-storey residential building in eastern Gaza City Employers in Bulgaria are legally required to implement all necessary measures to prevent and minimize workplace accidents with 45.2% of those aged 16–74 having bought goods or services via the internet in the past year The fourth edition of the LUNAR Festival of Lights in Sofia will illuminate 10,000 square meters of art across some of the city's most iconic buildings and public spaces from May 8 to May 11 a trend that has persisted for over 30 years A Romanian family paid 3,084.60 leva (1,500 euros) for medical treatment at the Burgas University Hospital following a serious road accident An 18-year-old girl was disfigured with a dummy knife This is what the mother of the injured woman told Nova TV The case is from the Bulgarian city of Stara Zagora who was detained for 72 hours and then released my husband called me and told me that our daughter was severely beaten and cut with a dummy knife There were multiple wounds on her scalp from the clipper that was used to shave her hair," said the woman the emotional state of the 18-year-old girl is on a critical level "My daughter told me that the intercom rang Then the man said: 'It's me and she opened the door The victim's friend explained that there are discrepancies between the statements of the prosecutor's office and the court How and who decided that it was a minor injury The hospital was shocked when they saw the condition of the girl," she added The District Court ordered a permanent arrest and the District Court - a monetary fine The physical damage has been reclassified from moderate to minor We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! 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A 33-year-old man from the village of Semchinovo, located in the Septemvri municipality, has been taken into custody by the police for physically assaulting a 10-year-old child A 34-year-old man lost his life after being stabbed during a violent altercation in the village of Kosharitsa A 36-year-old man, who attacked his wife with a mock knife, was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison A 30-year-old woman from Yambol was severely beaten and held captive for four days by a man she had been dating for only two weeks Residents of Sofia's Oborishte district have expressed concerns over repeated attacks by a man with mental health issues An 18-year-old woman working at a gas station along the Struma Highway was kidnapped by a 24-year-old man An 18-year-old girl who had been reported missing in Haskovo has been found dead, prompting a murder investigation Miroslav Belyashki, the director of the Plovdiv Customs Office, was arrested earlier today for allegedly facilitating a new smuggling route for cigarettes A 54-year-old man, previously known to law enforcement, opened fire with a gas pistol near a kindergarten in Sofia's Lyulin district My TimesLatestVideoInteresting contentsTaboola 후원링크 A specialized operation against domestic crime and vote-buying has been going on since midnight in the Sliven region Addresses in Sliven and Nova Zagora were checked and searched Commissioner Dimitar Kikiov summarized the operation so far personal documents and copies of personal documents of other persons who are not residents of the dwelling "One person was detained for possession of 21 packets of methamphetamine police are conducting procedural actions at 3 addresses The action continues together with forestry officials Bulgarian Interior Minister Daniel Mitov has described the case of the man who died in police custody in Kazanlak as “a disgrace” to the Ministry of Interior The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Bulgaria’s Ministry of the Interior on April 22 Nearly 80,000 drivers have been recorded speeding on the streets of Sofia by cameras installed by the Traffic Police according to Commissioner Nikolay Krusharski The identities of the two male bodies discovered near Sofia’s "Iliyantsi" district have been confirmed as 63-year-old twins Ivan and Toma Penkovi Bulgaria celebrates the country's National Holiday March 3rd – the 132nd anniversary of its Liberation from five centuries of Ottoman dominance The Team of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) congratulates its Bulgarian readers on the occasion of Liberation Day including hoisting of the national flag in front of the Unknown Soldier Monument in Sofia was held at 11 am European Parliament Preisdent Jerzy Buzek is on a special visit to Bulgaria for the celebrations of its Liberation Day The 132nd anniversary of Bulgaria's Liberation will be honored with ceremonies particularly solemn in towns and cities boasting victorious battles of Russian and Bulgarian soldiers in the 1877-1878 Liberation War This March 3rd such ceremonies will be held in Pleven March 3 was honored for the first time in 1880 in the occasion of the Enthronement of Russian Emperor Alexander the Second March 3 has become Bulgaria's Day of Liberation but it was not declared National Holiday until 1978 March 3 was included in the list of Bulgaria's official holiday Russia was moved to declare war on the Ottoman Turkish Empire after the atrocities against the Bulgarian population during the April Uprising of 1876 which were made known to the world by US journalist working for the British press Finnish, and Romanian soldiers were killed and about 140 000 were wounded on the Russian side of the war. About 30 000 Bulgarians were slaughtered by Ottoman troops and irregulars during the fighting the Peace Treaty of San Stefano (a tiny town near Istanbul) between Russia and the Ottoman Empire was signed bringing Bulgaria back to the political map The Peace Treaty of San Stefano marks the revival of the Bulgarian State dominated by the Ottoman rule since the end of 14th century the San Stefano Treaty was not final and was revised at the Congress of Berlin which took place a couple of months later in 1878 It ended with the redistribution back to the Ottoman Empire of certain Bulgarian territories that the previous treaty had given to the Principality of Bulgaria 1878) was a meeting of the European Great Powers' and the Ottoman Empire's leading statesmen the meeting's aim was to reorganize the countries of the Balkans undertook to balance the distinct interests of Britain The congress was aimed at the revision of the Treaty of San Stefano and at keeping Constantinople in Ottoman hands Bulgaria marks 147 years since its reappearance on the European map President Rumen Radev stated last night in his address on the country’s national holiday a national holiday that commemorates the country's liberation from Ottoman rule Today marks the 147th anniversary of Sofia's liberation from Ottoman rule the Sofia Municipality announced plans to lay wreaths Bulgaria took a momentous step in its history by declaring independence from the Ottoman Empire Bulgaria commemorated its 146th anniversary of liberation from Ottoman rule with grand celebrations spanning across the nation on the revered national holiday of March 3 thousands of Bulgarians congregated at the historic Shipka peak and its surroundings to commemorate the sacrifices made for the country's freedom Third attempt to start the case "Debora" in the District Court in Plovdiv 19-year-old Deborah Mihailova from Stara Zagora will have to appear in court together with 26-year-old Georgi Georgiev Three accusations have been brought against him - for causing multiple bodily harm in a particularly cruel manner We remind you that the case of “Deborah“ began last summer when it emerged that the girl had received 400 stitches over wounds inflicted with a mock knife The previous hearing was adjourned due to the absence of the defendant's two lawyers the District Court has the opportunity to assign him official defense in order to start the case on the merits Debora Mihailova herself asked to be constituted as a private prosecutor This time she did not specify the amount of compensation she will claim More news from Crimes Citizens supporting the Socialist-endorsed government of Prime Minister have gathered once again Sunday in the Bulgarian capital Sofia About 50 people were seen at 6 pm at their traditional location – the park in front of the National Palace of Culture after attending a similar rally in the central town of Nova Zagora Saturday evening The Bulgarian National Radio reports they informed that more planned to show up but the forecast for rain made them uneasy Participants say they are not supporting any other pro-government initiatives including the one for a new public contract They want the Parliament to conclusively pass the budget revision and to have a functioning Cabinet and Parliament The pro-government protesters are firm they will stage rallies across the country, similarly to their opponents Such rallies are planned for August 14 in the southwestern city of Blagoevgrad and August 18 in the northwestern city of Montana A wind farm project proposed in Bulgaria’s Varna region has sparked public outcry The protest organized by public transport workers in Sofia concluded in front of the Sofia Municipality building Urban transport employees in Sofia staged a protest on Monday morning Sofia's public transport employees will stage a protest blocking three major intersections in the city to demand higher wages have organized protests in response to a mass poisoning of dogs within the city Public transport workers in Sofia will stage another protest on Monday with plans to block three major intersections in the capital "Everyone wants positions – in regulatory bodies and ministries," he emphasized Bulgaria’s toll system now has the technical capability to track average vehicle speeds as announced by the National Toll Management following a meeting with Regional Development Minister Violeta Koritarova The income required to cover living expenses for a working individual and a three-member family with a child under 14 has remained almost unchanged compared to June according to an analysis by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CI The Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution to set the minimum wage at 1,077 leva fire alerts are received from across Bulgaria answering a question whether he would apologize to the Bulgarian people for violating the Constitution "You must have strong faith and pray - then the saint will help you and carry your prayer to God," says Father Georgi Markov of the Church of St Athanasius the Great in Gorni Lozen near Sofia He adds that he has often witnessed the miracles of St. marks 1160 years since the baptism of our Bulgarian people into the Orthodox faith and 1170 years since the creation of the Bulgarian alphabet and Slavic literature the Varna and Veliki Preslav Bishopric Metropolis. Bulgaria celebrates 149 years since the April Uprising – an event that led to the liberation of Bulgaria after almost five centuries of Ottoman rule we must not forget that every participant in the April. One of the ways for young people to develop both physically and mentally is through practicing a traditional martial art and others are well known around the world but there are people who are curious to learn about traditional Bulgarian martial arts or join a camp where one learns how to survive in the wild nature They have such an opportunity in the city of Stara Zagora where the Baghatur organisation is situated The word “Baghatur” means a valiant warrior Yavor Gunchev director of the martial arts school says “The school was created in 2000 and its aim is to promote the values that our ancestors We also teach them about our ancestors and their customs.” Baghatur also do reenactments of historical battles and events Rituals and customs of the ancient Bulgarians are also presented Yavor Gunchev told us more about these reenactments “Baghatur teaches martial arts but also organizes reenactments of historical events We carefully study the customs and the way of life of ancient Bulgarians As we known proto-Bulgarians were great riders and that is why horse-riding is one of the activities in our school Nina Yankova is responsible for the Hippotherapy which is is a form of physical therapy in which the characteristic movements of a horse are used to provide treatment to children In the past year Nina Yankova won a gold medal at a competition in Greece There are no such hippotherapy competitions in Bulgaria and that is why we plan to organise one next year.” Children as young as 5 practice in the Baghatur school The organisation also works in a number of joint projects with the State Agency for Youth and Sport One of the project is called The Spirit of Proto-Bulgarians is in all of us” "This project ended last year and it aimed at showing that we all have a part of the old Bulgarian spirit and traditions We want people to know their history better and that is why we are trying to do it in an attractive way I like the idea that I am promoting Bulgarian history and traditions People who come to Baghatur always leave with more confidence and pride that our ancestors were truly great people.” The third edition of the Samardala Festival will be held on 3 May in the central square of Nova Zagora The National Archeological Museum in Sofia has recently launched a new exhibition entitled The Glamor of Eternity The main exhibit is a modern reconstruction of a beautiful antique chariot discovered near the village of Karanovo The two-wheeled chariot probably belonged to a Thracian aristocrat and was unearthed in 1976 in the so-called Long Mound – part of a necropolis consisting of 16 mounds The burials in this necropolis date back from the late 1st to the early 2nd century AD The excavation works enable archeologists to study the burial rituals of ancient Thracians who believed that afterlife was better than our earthly existence That is why they placed all kinds of everyday objects next to the corpse of the dead persons because they would need them in afterlife and even surgical instruments were uncovered The chariot now on display in the National Archeological Museum in Sofia was discovered nearby there were two horses in harness and one horse for riding Apart from the reconstructed model of the chariot the exhibition also features fragments of its original construction: wheels And even more: beautiful bronze loops and figurines and an exquisite engraving that decorate the rear of the luxurious chariot There are also information panels on the Thracians and their beliefs The reconstruction of the unique engraved decoration was done by restoration expert Sylvia Borissova from the Historical Museum in New Zagora the idea for the reconstruction of the chariot sprang up from this decoration when the objects in the museum started being reexamined “It was then that we saw that this was not just a piece of tin We used the photographs from the archeological digs We made drawings as to how the chariot looked like The experience we accumulated since 2007 with” According to archeologist Vesselin Ignatov who has been studying the antique chariots on Bulgarian lands for years and is also the manager of this project the Historical Museum in Nova Zagora is perhaps the only museum in the world showcasing three two-wheeled chariots from this period that can be reconstructed More from Sylvia Borissova: “Two-wheeled chariots have a special construction with soft or hard suspension which is extremely interesting It helps us find out why burials in the 1st and 2nd century were so rich and lavish and why aristocrats could afford such luxury and opulence It is an act of extravagance to bury a beautiful and expensive chariot in the ground Such chariots in antiquity were just as expensive as luxury cars today Such burial rituals including chariots were spread mostly in the region of Nova Zagora and Stara Zagora quite a lot of these exciting archeological finds have partly been damaged by illegal treasure-hunters” It was actually after a signal for illegal digs by treasure hunters that Vesselin Ignatov started the excavation of another mound – the eastern mound near the village of Karanovo Archeologists discovered there a chariot and an exceptionally rich burial that sheds further light on our knowledge of ancient Thracians and their beliefs The ad-free version is ready for purchase on iOS mobile app today we couldn't find that page";var n=e.querySelector("h2");return n&&n.remove(),{staticContent:e,title:t}},d=function(e){var t=document.createElement("button");return t.innerText=e,t.classList.add("error-page-button"),t},f=function(e){var t=document.createElement("div");t.id="recirculation-404",t.classList.add("brand-hint-bg");var n="\n \n \n \n \n \n '.concat(e,' Tick here if you would like us to send you the author’s response