The Magical Folklore of BULGARIA! Ancient and magnifficent...

I think the time has come to present a little part of Bulgaria and Bulgarian folklore here, in front of the steemit community!
I was thinking of uploading some photos of the anniversary concerts of my ensemble, and thought it's a great opportunity to write something about Bulgaria too!

Although Bulgaria is not a big country, it's people have always been very strong and very hearted. Although being over 500 years in slavery, Bulgarians managed to keep their spirit and their identity alive! And as a Bulgarian I feel very proud. One of the main things, that allowed us to keep our identity is the Church and the Bulgarian folklore, so being part of a folklore ensemble makes me feel very proud. I spent the last 20 years of my life dancing and learning about our traditions, dances and the Bulgarian culture, and have never hesitated about pushing things forward and forward.

"Bulgaria is famous for its wonderful folk music that is so noteworthy that it was sent into space by NASA. The most exciting folklore festivals in Bulgaria are those in Koprivshtitza and in Predela. Through the music, singing and dancing you will touch the unique Bulgarian folklore art. You could not forget this experience !"

"The traditional dresses for women in Bulgaria include dvuprestilchena (costume with two aprons), sukmanena (dress /gown type), sayana (saya – a dress with a slash in front), and ednoprestilchena (a single-apron costume). In the past, these traditional costumes were entirely home-made prepared with lots of hard work and awesome designs. The traditional men clothing in Bulgaria were “white” and “black” costumes. The “white” male clothing consists of a chemise, gashti, benevretsi, dimii (tight or looser breeches, pants), poyas (wide girdle), belt and top clothes made of white home-spun fulled freeze. Upper garments modify the silhouette of the costume, whereas its decoration performs linear embroidered patterns and gaytani (colored woolen bands/braids) on the bosom and the chest, on the sleeves and the leggings. Very impressive samples are kept from Belogradchik, Trân, Lom, Botevgrad, Vratsa and Nikopol regions. The “black” men dress consists of a chemise, poturi (loose trousers), girdle, belt and a top garment: elek, dzhamadan (vest), anteriya (jacket with sleeves) made of black woolen frieze. The poturi are loose with a rich decoration of black braids. Most impressive are the collections from the Sliven, Yambol, Silistra and Smolyan regions."

Source: http://www.panacomp.net/folklore-of-bulgaria/

Now I will throw some photos of our performance, which was about two weeks ago. Just check them, and see how magical and beautiful the all costumes are!





As a matter of fact, that's me! :)

It's me again!

That's all for now, stay tuned for the second part of Bulgarian folklore photos.
If you are interested in something particular, feel free to ask your question in the comments bellow. I will be happy to answer to all your questions.

Best wishes, Miroslav!