Presentation

• My name is Darina Zhelezova. I am a primаryEnglish teacher from Burgas, Bulgaria.

• I work at National School of music and performing arts.

• I love theaching pupils.

• I love my country too.

I will tell you about my beautiful country Bulgaria.

Bulgarian historyBulgaria was founded in 681 by khan Asparuh. In 1018 the country was conquered by Byzantines. During the reign of tsar Simeon I Bulgaria became one of the most powerful countries in Europe extending on three seas: the Egean Sea, the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea. After 167 years of domination, the brothers Asenand Petar created the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. Our country was extended on three seas again during the reign of tsar Ivan Asen II.

Bulgarian historyIn 1396 Bulgaria fell under Ottoman domination for 5 centuries till 1878, when Bulgaria was liberated with the help of the Russian army and Third Bulgarian country was found.Till 1946 the country was a monarchy.

Bulgaria is a parliamentary republic with one-house parliament – the 'NarodnoSabranie’ (legislative power). The executive power is the Council of Ministers. The head of the country with mostly representative power is the President.

A legend says: when God was giving away land to people, the Bulgarian was working on a field and he came last to take his part. He was known as a good and hard-

working man and God decided to give him a part of his land – the Eden.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria

BulgariaLocation Map of Bulgaria

The Republic of Bulgaria is a country situated in the southeast of Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the east, Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and Montenegro and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north along the river Danube.

Education

•Bulgaria has long standing traditions in providing good education in general. Almost every young Bulgarian is in pursuing of a higher and better education.Education in Bulgaria is mainly supported by the state through the Ministry of Education and Science. In the last years there are established also many private schools that compete successfully with state schools but they are still not affordable for everyone. School education is compulsory for children from seven to sixteen years of age. The main types of secondary schools are: general educational, vocational, language schools and foreign schools.

Education

• More than 40 universities in Bulgaria offer undergraduate and graduate degrees. Bulgarian students are accepted to them after taking a variety of admission tests. Education in Bulgaria provides also many opportunities for young people from foreign countries to travel to many places of interest in Bulgaria and in the neighboring countries, to exercise, to make friends or just to enjoy their stay in Bulgaria. Some of the universities have courses in English designed specially for foreign students but if not, all foreigners have the chance to learn Bulgarian language at special courses organized by the Department for foreign students in Sofia University in Bulgaria.

Bulgarian folk customs and holidays

Every foreigner who comes in Bulgaria for a first time is really surprised of the number of holidays and celebrations which the Bulgarian holiday calendar is filled with. Most of the holidays dating from centuries and their roots are heathen. They have deep relation with the everyday life of the ancient Bulgarians. Most of them nowadays are vanished but some still remain as “keepers” of the national originality.

Bulgarian folk customs and holidays

1st January St.Vasil's Day6th January Yordanovden (St. Jordan's Day)7th January IvanovdenBabinden (Grannies' Day)17th January Antonovden (Anton's Day)18th January Atanasovden (Atanas'sDay)14th February Trifon Zarezan1st March Baba MartaLazarovdenTsvetnitsa6th May Gergyovden21st May SvetiKonstantin and Elena24th June Enyovden29th June Petrovden15th July Golyama Bogoroditsa8th September Malka Bogoroditsa17th SeptemberVyara, Nadezhda, Lyubov14th October Petkovden1st November8th November Michaelmass6th December Nikulden20th December Ignazhden24th December Badni Vecher25th December Koleda27th December Stefanovden

Spring and Autumn

Summer and Winter

BeachesThe Bulgarian Black Sea coast is 380 km marvelous beaches with fine golden sand and natural dunes; calm and safe sea with low sloping sandy bottom and clear water; numerous mineral springs and beautiful nature. The Black sea water is amazingly smooth and is nearly fresh according to the Mediterranean and it is a real pleasure to swim or dive within. Holiday-makers have a huge selection of activities to choose from like yachting, diving, windsurfing, water skiing, snorkeling, underwater fishing and other aquatic sports.

Every year the sunny spring, the warm sea water, the wide and picturesque beaches attract millions of people from all over the world. In towns and villages around the coast are located

many seaside resorts: Albena, Golden Sands, Varna, Sunny Beach, Nessebar, Pomorie, Burgas, Sozopol, Djuni and Primorsko.

Black sea

The pearl of Bulgarian tourism are winter mountain resorts. Located in the core of the Rhodopes Range, Pirin Mountain and Rila Mountain they attract and enchant their visitors.

Traditions & FolkloreKukeri

Bulgarian garments

Places - Samokov and Tryavna

The house of Dimcho Debelyanov - famous Bulgarian poet and Oslekov'sHouse- where were made the uniforms of the participants in the Uprising of

April 1876.

Room for handmade and Guest room in Oslekov's House

Famous monastery

Bulgarian roses and rose valleys are symbols of our country called ‘The country of roses’. Every year many people celebrate the Festival

of Roses in Kazanlak city.

Seven Rila Lakes and Belogradchik rocks

Wooden old houses

Bachkovo monastery and a workshop of cutler master

Plovdiv and Rila monastery

Shipka church village and an old house

Cathedral ‘’Al. Nevski’’ in Sofia and Melnik – the smallest town

Bulgaria

Tsarevets near Veliko Tarnovo

National theatre in Sofia and Ethnographic Museum - Etara

Where the knives and the carpets are made - workshops

Famous Bulgarian wine- grower

Tryavna city – wood carving

Computer was invented by John Atanasov who is of Bulgarian origin.

Bulgaria is well-known with Bulgarian yoghurt.

Bold and fearless the Thracians believed in after life – they buried their dead people with happiness and joy.

Thracian gold treasure

Welcome to sunny Bulgaria!

Best wishes, DarinaZhelezova

The photos are taken from internet.