Online Bulgarian lessons for kids: dinolingo.com Get fairy tales and storybooks in Bulgarian online or from your local library Children love shared reading time and regardless of language acquisition, they will always remember the time they spent with you reading books. Try to find books with good illustrations. Look at the pictures with your child, […]
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Fun facts John Vincent Atanassoff, the inventor of the first electronic computer, belongs to Bulgaria. Bulgarian rose-oil , is a component of the world-famous perfumes. Bulgaria produces half of the rose oil in the world The oldest Golden treasure in the world was found in Varna. It is over 6000 years old. Peter Petroff, a
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Communication The Bulgarian gestures for “yes” and “no” often confuse people from other countries. For “Yes,” they shake their head from side to side. “No” is signaled by one or two nods up and down. It is like the opposite what we do. Bulgarians stand or sit closer together than Westerners. They speak in louder
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The sweetest fruit A father had three sons. He could not decide who deserved his inheritance after his death. So he called his sons, gave them a bag of gold and told them to go and find him the sweetest fruit. The one who would bring the most precious fruit would get the whole fortune.
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Festivals, holidays, Celebrations Kukeri (кукери) is a traditional festival or ritual in January to scare away evil spirits. Men in costumes perform the ritual. The costumes cover most of the body and include decorated wooden masks of animals and large bells attached to the belt. The kukeri walk and dance through the village to scare
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Bulgarian traditional clothing Many different costumes can be found within this relatively small country. Different regions have different traditional clothing. Men’s trousers can be white or black. They are worn with a white shirt , a wide, brightly colored sash, a hat made of black lambskin, leg wraps or knitted socks, and leather peasant sandals,
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