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The Feast of the typical Bulgarian barbecue in Zlatograd starts with 101 bagpipes

With the melody of 101 Rodopi bagpipes will start the feast of the typical Bulgarian barbecue – „cheverme“ in Zlatograd will be opened. The official start is from 11 o’clock on May 6, St. George’s Day. The festive program, however, will start on the evening of May 5, when the fire for the barbecue in the Zlatograd city park will be lit up at 10 p.m. This year, over 200 animals will be bored on a wooden stake during the festival.

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On May 6, at 9 a.m., Divine Liturgy will be served at the temple “St. George the Victorious”. As early as 9:30 in the morning, the typical Zlatograd barbecue, and other typical local delicacies will be prepared in the town park. A rich music program is also planned throughout the day. From 11:30 a.m. starts a folk concert of Pirin Ensemble.

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Guests of the feast can also enjoy the dance with Nikolai Slaveev and his orchestra at 12:30 p.m. At 02:00 p.m. starts the performance of Angelina and a dance ensemble, and an hour later the fun will be held by the Thracian mood orchestra and Sevdalin Buklarev. At 05:30 p.m. the stage will take over the amateur groups from Zlatograd. At 06:30 p.m.  begins the performance of the Express Band. The culmination is at 08:30 p.m. when the audience at the central square in Zlatograd will enchant the ensemble “Bulgare”.

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On Sunday, May 7, the fun will go on with a bagpipe competition on the central square in Zlatograd. In addition, the “Vievska Folk Group” will play, and during the day there will be a play of amateur groups. This year’s celebration is dedicated to the 240th anniversary of the birth of the protector of the city, Deliu Haidutin, who fought against the Ottoman conquerors.

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I love history, to walk through old cobblestone streets, to smell the air of the past times and to feel the legends in the air. And I'm lucky to have been born in a country with a glorious past and a lot of stories to tell. Bulgaria was founded more than 1,300 years ago and has never changed its name. But the life of people, their everyday habits, their traditions, their music and their art have changed over the centuries. I invite you to take a walk through the different ages of Bulgaria and to get to know it better.