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SOCULTURES DECEMBER 2018
Celebrations
Celebrating New Beginnings
New Year Bulgaria
New Year!
True, In spite of the cold, hundreds of Bulgarians choose to welcome the New
Year in these city squares and the atmosphere is light, festive and cheerful.
Bulgarians love their country and show their love when celebrating the New Year
too. They would wait for their President to give speech before midnight and after
its New Year with the clock showing past midnight, it’s time to dance, sing and
pop up the champagne. Time to do Dunavsko Horo! It’s the folk dance of
Bulgaria done on a New Year time.
Traditionally, New Year is not complete without Banitsa (specially made for the
people that will gather around the table). When exact twelve strikes in the clock,
after the New Year toast, the Banitsa is cut to pieces for a good fortune.
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Banitsa : By borzo - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11859306
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