HOT: » What kind of news would you like to see more of? declared a partial state of emergency in the municipalities of Lyubimets and Harmanli following wildfires in Sakar mountain The fires ignited yesterday afternoon near the villages of Oryahovo there is currently no immediate threat to residential areas Around 4,000 acres of dry grass and shrubs are ablaze with ten fire department teams actively combating the fires on site provided details: "We are dealing with two fires totaling approximately 4,000 acres of dry bushes and deciduous forest The fire near Oryahovo is currently under control with ongoing efforts to extinguish it using chainsaws while our focus also remains on the fire near Izvorovo." The exact cause of the fires remains unclear though firefighters suspect human negligence may be involved Governor Ginka Raicheva explained her decision to declare a partial state of emergency citing windy conditions and the potential risk of the fires spreading to inhabited or agricultural areas she reassured the public that there is no imminent danger at this moment We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) allows Bulgarian citizens to receive emergency medical treatment free of charge while traveling within the European Union in the industrial zone near the Meden Rudnik district in Burgas A partial state of emergency has been declared in the Nedelino Municipality by Mayor Boyan Kehayov due to power outages affecting three villages Moldova will introduce a state of emergency nationwide for a duration of 60 days due to concerns over a potential halt in Russian gas supplies starting January 1st Efforts to manage the smoldering fires at the old sludge depot near the Plovdiv village of Katunitsa are ongoing US Federal authorities are investigating incidents of fires at two ballot drop boxes in the Portland area of Oregon as well as a separate fire in the nearby Vancouver area of Washington 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 Google Street View Cars Return to Bulgaria for Major Mapping Update Housing Prices Soar in Bulgaria’s Major Cities as Demand and Supply Strain Increase More news from Bulgaria Our websites may use cookies to personalize and enhance your experience. 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For more information, please see our University Websites Privacy Notice The documentary has been shown in Oryahovo After swimming across the Danube River from Romania to Bulgaria during a trip through eastern Europe Ted Efremoff ’06 MFA began to think about what the river represented to the people in the 10 nations through which the water flows “A swim in the river for me is time spent in an enjoyable who was born in Moscow and grew up in the Soviet Union “But as I’m swimming across the river I’m also crossing a cultural border Efremoff decided to explore the borders and boundaries represented by the Danube as the subject of a one-hour documentary film that serves as the centerpiece of his exhibition “Mother Tongue,” which is on display at UConn’s Contemporary Art Galleries through Oct “Mother Tongue” also includes a 10-minute video “Crossing the Danube,” that shows how swimming across the river symbolizes crossing different types of boundaries; a video of Efremoff speaking about the films; and a wall map of the Danube created in the gallery showing visitors the various nations on the river and the locations where several of the comments made in the Mother Tongue film were made video and new media at Central Connecticut State University showing the changing landscape along the banks of the river from its headwaters in Germany to the Romanian/Ukrainian delta as people speak about life along the river in nine different languages Efremoff asked five questions to a wide range of people in the 10 nations along the river: How do you feel about the river How do you feel about your neighbors next to you or across the river from you How do you feel about immigrants into your vicinity How do you feel about the possibility of no borders “I’m not a professional sociologist or anthropologist but I’m interested in those subjects and linguistics and geography,” Efremoff says “As an artist I have the freedom to explore these things without the danger of being wrong and writing a paper that could be attacked by other scientists in the field He says one common theme in the answers to those questions was how many people in eastern European countries felt that they would be better off if their nations were run by Germany noting that “a gentleman in Romania said: If we weren’t under the Russians and instead under the Germans we would be like Austria; they have a wonderful economy and things would be wonderful.” The majority of “Mother Tongue” shows the varied landscape along the Danube ranging from quiet shores and pastoral scenes to debris-laded beaches and industrial skylines Periodically there are sights on shore in local villages including a parade in Romania with young girls dressed in traditional costumes looking at their smartphones young men sitting on a bridge frame above the river dancers from Greece at the Danube Delta Minorities Festival and graffiti-covered walls in Austria “I think the film can be valuable for students who might be interested in geography “What’s going to be interesting for me to see is how Europeans look at it I want to show the film in every one of the countries on the Danube.” Austria and Efremoff says he will begin to promote it in the near future hoping to present it in all the nations along the Danube River and at upcoming film festivals Contacts +359 2 9262 210 By accepting cookies you can enjoy a better experience while browsing pages Good things in life often come unexpectedly Little did Nina know in 1995 that she was about to meet her future husband when in August she set off from her hometown Shostka in Ukraine to visit its twin town in Bulgaria – Oryahovo were invited to a concert during the days of the Oryahovo Fair Then I invited him to come and visit me in Shostka for the holiday of our town - September 3," recalls Nina Dimitrova with a smile and then a "small" Bulgarian wedding with 250 people "Back then in 1995 I did not care whether I lived in Selanovtsi or in the capital Sofia and now I am even glad that I have come to this village - the largest in Bulgaria The only monument to the hoe in Bulgaria was erected in Selyanovtsi But this is not what makes it a unique village the way the village is immersed in green vegetation and the goodness of the locals who accepted me as their own," says Nina She quickly got used to living in Bulgaria Here's what she liked most about the country and which things she found hard to accept: "I was struck by the Bulgarian horo chain dance maybe because I really wanted to learn the language and the traditions What I didn't like was that parents raise their children from birth until they are retired The horo chain dance of Bulgaria easily became Ninia’s second great love She never stopped learning the steps - from the elders in the village during the village festivals from television and now from the internet She is a leader of the children's dance troupes "Hlapeta" ("Kiddies") and "Iskritsa" ("Sparkle") and the adult troupe "Severnyatsi" at the local community centre "Samoоbrazovanie 1894" ("Self-education 1894") around which the rich cultural life of the village is centred I necessarily get the children to meet the authentic Selanovtsi elderly people every inhabitant of Selanovtsi should know them," she states Nina adds that the repertoire of the dance ensembles includes horos from different regions of Bulgaria which she specifically learned from a friend Nina passes on her interest in Bulgarian traditions and creativity and her love of nature to the children of the Selanovtsi school where she works as a teacher And what had the children taught Nina Dimitrova smiling and supportive teacher because children need support more than anyone They are entering this whole new territory that they know nothing of I have to be extra patient so I can support and reassure them." Nina Dimitrova strongly recommends to anyone who decides to move to Bulgaria to choose not the capital city of Sofia or the bigger cities like Varna or Plovdiv after the pandemic has proven to us the advantages of remote work "The End of the River" is not just any film - it is a film that seeks to find the universal aspects of human experience across borders while also serving as an expression of cultural dialogue between Bulgaria and Ukraine Ivan Stoyanov is a Bessarabian Bulgarian from Moldova Our team met him in the Bulgarian church of Sophronius of Vratsa where we were working on another episode of the Bridge of Faith podcast dedicated to the Bulgarian Orthodox community in Lyon,. to self-improvement and self-discovery," says Assoc english@bnr.bg By accepting cookies you can enjoy a better experience while browsing pages.