Culture

The chairwoman of the National Health Insurance House (CNAS), dr. Valeria Herdea, declared in Targu Mures, on Friday, that Romania is the country that has the youngest grandmother, at 23, pregnant girls at 12 and 14-year-old girls with two children each, and, including for this reason, among the provisions of the new framework contract, entered into force on 1 July, there are also a series of chapters that concern the adolescent.

Albanian lawmakers observed a minute of silence in tribute to the literary giant Ismail Kadare, passed away on Monday at the age of 88 due to cardio-respiratory failure.

A state funeral and official mourning ceremony will take place on Wednesday in an expression of highest honour for the genius of the Albanian literature Ismail Kadare.

The enchanting ambiance of Pašina Tabija in the historic town of Počitelj came alive on Friday, 28 June with the sounds of traditional music – sevdalinka, performed by the Bosnia and Hercegovina’s diva Amira Medunjanin, accompanied by outstanding artists musicians Mustafa Šantić and Nermin Čerkez.

A symbol of Romanian tradition, the Romanian folk blouse 'ia' is an element that has shown us that it has the power to unite Romanians with the same desire - to protect and acknowledge the cultural heritage, said Culture minister Raluca Turcan on Monday.

Writer Spiridon Vangheli died at the age of 92 years today. The departed writer enjoyed a special popularity among the readers, especially of children and their parents.

An exhibition focusing on one of the most important themes in the art of socialism, labour, will be presented at the Museum of Socialist Art in Sofia.

The Brussels-headquartered International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts (IETM) opened its four-day plenary meeting in Sofia on Wednesday.

The National Lavender Festival Association will host the 10th National Lavender Festival in the village of Sredno Gradishte near Chirpan, on June 15, one of the festival promoters, Nina Girginova, shared with BTA on Monday.

Bulgarian actor and director Marius Kurkinski will present his one-man show "Nashenets" (“Countryman”) on Friday, June 14, to his compatriots in Vienna, the "Societas Bulgarica" association wrote on Facebook.

Food security and proper nutrition are fundamental prerequisites for the health and well-being of a country's population and must be integrated into all policies, not only in health, but also in the economy, agriculture, tourism and trade of a country.

The 59th Maribor Theatre festival, the main theatre event in the country, brings twelve Slovenian productions competing for prestigious Borštnik awards, which will be given out at the end of the festival on 16 June. Actor Branko Šturbej will be honoured with the Borštnik Ring for lifetime achievements.

An exhibition of works by sculptor Pavel Koychev opened at Sofia's Rakursi Gallery on Tuesday on the occasion of the gallery's 20th anniversary.

The National and University Library (NUK) will be honoured with an Order of Merit for Distinguished Service by President Nataša Pirc Musar on Tuesday, as it marks 250 years since its predecessor was founded. An exhibition on NUK's role will also open.

Hellen Kooijman translates Bulgarian authors and books into Dutch. Thanks to her the Dutch audience can enjoy Georgi Gospodinov's Timeshelter and The Physics of Sorrow, Alek Popov's stories, a guide to Sofia and a collection of Bulgarian culinary recipes.

Gabrovo will hold its traditional annual festival on Saturday. The carnival procession will show a series of 74 scenes taken from life under the motto “Make Carnival, Not War!”

The premiere of the play, The Ballad of the Five Kittens, will take place at the Licurici Republican Puppet Theatre. This is a musical and educative play, based on the national customs and traditions of the folk treasury.

An exhibition portraying fashion in Bulgaria in the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, will open on 16 May at the Archives State Agency (ASA) in Sofia.

Jason Derulo, Dubfire, Traumer, Alan Fitzpatrick and many other international stars will be on stage at the 6th edition of the VIBE Festival in Targu Mures, which will take place July 4-7, according to the organisers.

People often climb mountains for recreation, sport, entertainment, in search of fresh air or breathtaking views. But Ajdna, a tooth-shaped peak below Mount Stol in northwestern Slovenia, offers much more than a momentary respite from the world.

Another virtuoso trumpeter is joining the season of the Sofia Philharmonic. The Belgian virtuoso Jeroen Berwaerts - well-known both on the classical and jazz scene - will present on 16 May the extremely beautiful Trumpet Concerto by Herbert Willi.

Apollonia Art Foundation Executive Director Margarita Dimitrova was awarded the Chevalier des l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) by the French Culture Ministry, the Foundation told BTA on Friday.

Two new exhibitions under the title 'Connected through Good in the Past, Present and Future' opened in Europe House on 9 May, Europe Day.