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Nominations for the Plovdiv Awards have been released
5/12/2010 3:24:40 PM
The nominations for the prestigious Plovdiv Award has been released yesterday. There are three nominations in each categories. the winners are expected to be selected by the jury a day before the official award-giving ceremony, taking place May 20 at the Plovdiv Drama Theater.
Category of Journalism:
Kamen Kolarov
Penka Kalinkova and Pepa Koshinska
Liubomir Minchev
Category of Literature:
Velichka Nastradinova
Stefan Bonev
Alexander Sekulov
Category of Literary Translation:
Aneta Tosheva
Ivan Atanassov
Zdravka Petrova
Category of Architecture:
Ilko Iliev
Radion Petrov
Dimiter Dimitrov
Category of Photography/Director of Photography:
Assen Tihov
Violin Paleykov
Nikolay Minchev
Category of Art for Children:
Buratino Ballet Studio
Plovdiv Puppet Theater
Zhelka Tabakova
Category of Fine Art:
Vihra Grigorova
Rumen Zhekov
Galina Lordeva
Category of Theater:
Team of the Plovdiv Puppet Theater
Alexey Kozhukharov
Nikolay Lambrev
Category of Music:
Nayden Todorov
Academic Folk Choir
Ivan Spassov
KOLEDNI ZAGOVEZNI (Christmas Shrove before Christmas Lent)
11/15/2023 8:00:00 AM
After the Great All Souls’ Day and Michaelmas, there comes Christmas Shrove - the last day you can eat meat before Christmas.
Today is the feastday of ST. MENAS (also: Minas), St. Victor and St. Vicentius
11/11/2023 9:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Mina, Minka, Mincho; Victor, Victoria;
ARCHANGELS DAY
11/8/2023 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Angel, Angelina, Mihaill, Gavrail, Radka, Radko, Raina, Ognian, Plamen, Emilia, Emil.
ARCHANGELSKA (GOLIAMA) ZADOUSHNITSA (Great All Souls’ Day) -
11/4/2023 9:00:00 AM
The Great All Souls’ Day (also called Michaelmas All Souls’ Day) is the first Saturday before Michaelmas
The Day of Bulgarian Revival Period's Cultural Leaders
11/1/2023 8:00:00 AM
November 1st Bulgaria celebrates one of the greatest days honoring our culture and development - The Day of Bulgarian Revival Period's Cultural Leaders
MISHINDEN (Mouse Feastday)
10/27/2023 10:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Nestor.The day is honoured by women. They are forbidden to do any household work, otherwise mice would harm the house and the grain.
Today is DIMITROVDEN (St. Demetrius’s Day)
10/26/2023 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Dimiter, Dimitrina, Dimo, Mitra, Dragan, Drago, Dimka.
Feast day of St. John of Rila (a.k.a. Sveti Ivan Rilski) and the Rila Monastery
10/19/2023 9:00:00 AM
On 19 October the Bulgarian Church celebrates the discovery of the imperishable holy remains of St. John of Rila (a.k.a. Sveti Ivan Rilski) and also their moving ...
October 18 - St .Luke's Day
10/18/2023 8:00:00 AM
St.Luke, Holy Apostle and Evangelist, who wrote about the life of Jesus, used to be a good healer and a talented artist.
Today is PETKOVDEN (St. Petka Feastday)
10/14/2023 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Paraskeva, Petko, Petyo, Petka, Petkana, Penka, Pencho.
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