(15th of May-1st of October)
in the houses of the artisan's lane and in the open
VISITING EXHIBITIONS OF "ETAR" MUSEUM
» March – April - "The Cutlery in the Gabrovo region-Regional historical museum Ruse
» June – July - "Etara -"When the Past Becomes Alive - Historical Museum Dimitrovgrad
» July, August - "The Cutlery-Tradition and Modern Times"-in the Historical Museum Sevlievo
» August, September - Path of the bread - Regional historical museum Kjustendil
» December - Path of the bread – Historical museum Isperih
CULTURAL CALENDAR 2012
JANUARY
Exhibition bazaar- “Woodworking – life-stile of the mountaineer “-from the fund of AEK “ Etar”
Exhibition hall
FEBRUARY
Exhibition bazaar – “Woodworking – life- stile of the mountaineer“ from the fund of AEK “Etar”
Exhibition hall
MARCH
“ Making of Martenitsas” – from woolen yarn – occupation with children
01.03.2012
“St.Todor’s “day
03.03.2012
Exhibition- “The horse in the life stile of the mountaineer“ from the fund of AEK “ Etar”
Exhibition hall
The Annunciation Day – restoration
25.03.2012 11.30 h.
APRIL
Exhibition –“Easter in the Czech Republic and Slovakia“- guest T.G.Masarik – from Czech club in Plovdiv
01.04.2012
exhibition hall
“St. Lazar’s day” – restoration of spring customs
07.04.2012
Children competition for drawing eggs
02–12.04.2012
“Holly Thursday” – paintings of eggs with natural colors – occupation with children
12.04.2012
MAY
“St. George’s day- “St. Dimitrov’s day –“ The living Bulgarian tradition “- show of the life stile and folklore from different villages and individual performers
“ St. Georges day in Etara”
- folklore programme
- “St.George’s day” rituals in the house of the trade street
06.05.2012 11.30 h.
in the houses of the craftsman’s street
Exhibition “Yesterday we live like that ….and today? “ guest RIM Varna
Exhibition hall
Exhibition “St.George’s rituals”
exhibition hall next to the Herb Shop
Children competition for making scarecrow
02-11.05.2012
National plainair for children paintings
08.05-11.05.2012
Folklore program with humor songs
20.05.2012
JUNE
“Children day “– activities with children games in the open
01.06.2012
Exhibition “Memory for the childhood” guest RIM Ruse
Exhibiton hall
Conference “ The food – the sacred one and the profaned”
08-09.06.2012
Exhibition of traditional dishes and drinks
09.06.2012
Exhibition of ” St. Eniov’s day” rituals
exhibition hall next to the herb shop
“St. Eniov’s day” in Etara
- folklore programme;
- competitions;
- demonstrations of folk curative practices;
- herbal products bazaar.
24.06.2012 11.30 h.
“ St. Peters day – Making of “White Man “- traditional folk food of milk
29.06.2012 11.30 h.
restoration in the house of the trade street
JULY
National Apicultural fair
07-08.07.2012
in front of the hotel area
Restoration of summer customs
21.07.2012 11.30 h.
Exhibition “Pretty braid – village Armeni
exhibition hall next to herb shop
AUGUST
Exhibition- “Wedding costumes of Armenians, Jews, Turks “ in Shumen – guest RIM Shumen
Exhibiton hall
“Wedding unity and variety” – restorations of wedding rites, project with international participants
25-26.08.2012
SEPTEMBER
International Fair of Traditional Crafts
- fair exhibition in the open air
- folklore programme
- restorations of home occupations
06-09.09.2012
International conference “ The crafts – Past, Present and Future”
04-05.09.2012
Exhibition bazaar –“ The magic of the braid “ by Miglena Terzieva from Targovishte- author bazaar exhibition – the winner of the prize “ Silver cow bell “ in the masters competition in the days of the international fair of traditional crafts 2011
04.09.2012
exhibition hall
OCTOBER
Exhibition “Once upon a time ...“ IM Dimitrovgrad
Exhibiton hall
“St. Dimitrovs day” – restoration
26.10.2012
NOVEMBER
National scientific conference “The folk culture of the mountain dwellers in the Balkan range”
