Tsvetnitsa-Vrubnitsa (Palm Sunday) is one of the most-celebrated Bulgarian holidays. It is rich in variety of customs, songs and dance. The holiday is on the last Sunday before Easter. Early in the morning on Tsvetnitsa young girls go to the nearest river. After they find a place where the water is calm they put pieces…

We wish all the ladies a Happy Women’s Day. Over the years it has varied in importance and now it is seen as a great opportunity for children to thank their mothers and for husbands to thank their wives. Join with us in celebrating women and their achievements throughout the world. Camping Veliko Tarnovo wishes…

It’s Grandmother March Day in Bulgaria. March 1st is the Baba Marta holiday in Bulgaria. For the next few days, everyone we meet in Bulgaria will give and receive red and white trinkets, called Martenitsi. They are often in the form of bracelets or a pair of dolls, which you attach to your clothes. So…

Bulgaria loves a celebration and Lazarovden is no exception. It is a delightful, traditional event 8 days before Easter. The young girls from the village are key in celebrating Lazarovden. The young women, called lazarki, pick flowers for the wreaths that they will knit for Tsvetnitsa (the next day Palm Sunday). The girls wear traditional…