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Cultural events in Plovdiv

Cultural events in Plovdiv

2/10/2010 12:20:36 PM

Trakart Culture Center presents the premiere performance "Dimiter's Sky" tonight at 7 PM. It is based on excerpts from the book "Forgotten by Heaven" by Ekterina Tomova and Albert Einstein's essay "On the Origin of Evil". The character of the 110-year-old man living in the Rhodope Mountains is played by the actor Dimiter Selenaski. Directed by Georgi Kaitsanov.

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Selection of art segments from the Art and Digital Culture "Transmediale" taking place in Berlin, Germany, will be presented at the Banya Starinna Contemporary Art Center in Plovdiv. The Transmediale Forum first took place 22 years ago and has attracted a huge number of artist to participate in it ever since. The latest edition featured the participation of about 1000 artists.

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The German Reading Room in Plovdiv celebrates its 12th anniversary with the exhibition "Comics - The Scene of Germany and Switzerland" presenting comics books from German and Swiss publishing houses. The exhibition will be taking place at the foyer of the Ivan Vazov National Library.
 

ST. ANASTASIAs Day
ST. ANASTASIAs Day
12/22/2023 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Anastasia, Asya, Natasha.
IGNAZHDEN (St. Ignatius, the God-Bearer of Antioch)
Name day of everyone named Ignat (from the Latin, the name means ‘fire’), Ognyan, Ognyana.
DANIEL, Holy Prophet, and the Three Holy Youths Ananias, Azarias, and Misael
Name day of everyone named Danail, Daniel, Daniela.
 SPYRIDONOVDEN (St. Spyridons Day)
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Name day of everyone named Spyridon or Spiro.
ANINDEN (St. Anna’s Day - the Conception of the Holy Mother of God by Saint Anna)
Name day of everyone named Anna, Ana, Anita, Aneta, Anette.
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December 8th - the Day University Students celebrate as their feastday
The start of that special feast goes back to the 1920, and is connected to the then-only BG University - the Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski.
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In 1806 the first early Bulgarian book Nedelnik (Kiriakodromion) written by Sofronii of Vratsa was printed.
NIKULDEN (St. Nicholas the Wonderworker)
Name day for everyone named Nikola, Nikolay, Kolyo, Nikolina, Neno, Nenka, Nikolina, Nina.
ST. SAVA (also: St. Savva or St. Sabbas the Sanctified)
Name day of everyone named Sava, Slavka, Slav, Vladislav, Slavi.