![Enthusiasts playing the Horo, the Bulgarian circle dance, in front of the National Theatre in Sofia. In recent years even traditional dances and rites have been put to nationalistic uses. The sign in the lower left of the photograph reads: "One Horo, One Nation, One Bulgaria"](/media/k2/items/cache/0328d8d74f003cee4220076b387f07c5_L.jpg "Enthusiasts playing the Horo, the Bulgarian circle dance, in front of the National Theatre in Sofia. In recent years even traditional dances and rites have been put to nationalistic uses. The sign in the lower left of the photograph reads: "One Horo, One Nation, One Bulgaria"")
An excerpt from Shadow Journey: A Guide to Elizabeth Kostova's Bulgaria and Eastern Europe
Grim reality of Bulgarian rose pickers at loggerheads with picture postcard images
Even the most fascinating archaeological site is nothing more than an accumulation of stones if its history and contexts remain unknown. This May, for two days, historians, archaeologists, restorers and experts in other fields shared their findings and ideas about…
Clairvoyants and red thread: a short guide to Bulgarians' irrational beliefs (politics excluded)
Prime Minister saves cubs from zoo
Bulgaria's foreign community commemorates end of Great War in military cemeteries
Artificial 'language for everyone' failed to bring world peace, but is still used around the world, Bulgaria included
America for Bulgaria Foundation initiates complete transformation of emergency hospital's children's ward
Bizarre monument in front of NDK may finally be consigned to dustbin of history
If you think that 14 February is the high point of the Bulgarians' ability to squeeze culturally different feasts into a single day, think again.
If you are visiting Bulgaria in the second half of May, do not be alarmed by the excited hoards of heavily made-up, eccentrically-dressed teenagers roaming the streets and frantically screaming out something (more on this later) at the top of…