"Town Style of Living from the End of 19th c. and the Beginning of 20th c." - Sakova House, 2nd floor
"National Costumes" - Pottery Workshop, 2nd floor
"Lazar Donkov-Study" - Coppersmith's Workshop, 2nd fl.
"Craftsmen' Dwellings" - second floors of the houses in the craftsmen street
Church "St. Epiphany" with a school
DEMONSTRATIONS OF HOME OCCUPATIONS
(15th of May-1st of October)
in the houses of the artisan's lane and in the open
VISITING EXHIBITIONS OF "ETAR" MUSEUM
» March – May - "The Cutlery-Tradition and Modern Times"-in the Historical Museum-Kjustendil
» May - "Sheep-breeding in the Central Balkan Range" – Regional historical museum Velingrad
» May - July - "Etara -"When the Past Becomes Alive"- in the Regional Historical Museum Shumen
» July, August, September - "Etara -"When the Past Becomes Alive"- in the Regional Historical Museum Stara Zagora
» July - "Traditional rites in Etara" -- the Regional Historical Museum Kalofer
» October - November - "The Cutlery-Tradition and Modern Times"- the Regional Historical Museum Kazanlak
CULTURAL CALENDAR 2011
JANUARY
Exhibition – "Spirit of the old town" – guest Regional historical museum Shumen
Exhibition hall
FEBRUARY
Exhibition – "Spirit of the old town" – guest Regional historical museum Shumen
Exhibition hall
MARCH
Making of martenitsi (twined tasseled red and white threads, symbol of spring and health) of woolen yarn, dyed with natural dyes-activities with children
01.03.2011
Exhibition – "Traditional rites in Etara"
Exhibition hall
St.Teodore`s day in Etara
12.03.2011 11.30 h.
The Annunciation Day – restoration
25.03.2011 11.30 h.
APRIL
Exhibiton – "Path of the coloured eggs" – guest Regional historical museum Velingrad
01.04.2011
exhibition hall
St. Lazar's Day - restoration of girls' spring customs
16.04.2011
Holy Thursday - Painting of Easter eggs with natural dyes - activities with children
21.04.2011
Exhibition – "Sounds from the Balkan – traditional music instruments"-- from the fund of AEK "Etar"
21.04.2011
MAY
St. George's Day - St. Dimitri's Day - "The Living Bulgarian Tradition" - presentation of the way of life and the folklore of different towns and villages and individual performers
Celebrating St. George's Day in Etara
- folklore programme
- restorations of St.Georges’rites
06.05.2011 11.30 h.
in the houses of the craftsman’s street
Exhibiton – "Path of the bread" -- from the fund of AEK "Etar"
06.05.2011
Exhibition hall
Children's competition for making of scarecrows
06-13.05.2011
Plein air competition for children's paintings
11-13.05.2011 10.00 h.
Folklore program with humorous folk songs
22.05.2011 12.00 h.
JUNE
Open lesson, activities with children/games/
01-02.06.2011
Exhibition of traditional dishes and drinks
04.06.2011
Exhibition – "Collecting of hay in the live of the Balkanman"-- from the fund of AEK "Etar"
exhibition hall next to the Herb Shop
Exhibition-bazaar – "Enchantment of the flowers" – Kazanlak
10.06.2011
Exhibiton hall
Conference – Erotic
24-25.06.2011
Celebrating St. Enyo's Day (Midsummer Day) in Etara
- folklore programme;
- competitions;
- demonstrations of folk curative practices;
- herbal products bazaar.
25.06.2011 11.30 h.
St. Peter's Day - Making of "White Man" (traditional milk food) – restoration
29.06.2011 11.30 h.
house from craftsman’s street
JULY
Exhibition- bazaar – Lace from the town of Kalofer – Historical museum Kalofer
01.07.2011
Exhibiton hall
National Apicultural Fair
9-10.07.2011
infront of the hotel area
St. Eliya's Day-restoration of summer customs
20.07.2011 11.30 h.
AUGUST
Exhibiton – "Got dressed up, maked up, looked myself in the mirror, liked it" – guest Regional historical museum Kjustendil
Exhibiton hall
Exhibition – "Knitting – way and sense of beauty"-- from the fund of AEK "Etar"
exhibition hall next to the Herb Shop
Virgin Mary's Day - "Making a Working Bee" -- restoration of working bee's rites
15.08.2011
"The Wedding – Unity and Variety" - restorations of wedding rites
27-28.08.2011
SEPTEMBER
International Fair of Traditional Crafts
- fair exhibition in the open air
- folklore programme
- restorations of home occupations
02-04.09.2011
houses in the artisan's street
International Scientific Conference "The Crafts-Past, Present and Future"
02.-03.09.2011
Author's bazaar-exhibition – "Objects made from maize leaves" – by Julieta Georgieva from Plovdiv, the winner of the prize "Silver Cow-Bell" in the masters' competition in the days of the International fair of traditional crafts-2010
02.09.2011
OCTOBER
Author's Exhibition by Chikako Sato /Japan/
Exhibiton hall
St.Dimitar’s day – restoration
26.10.2011
NOVEMBER
Exhibition – "Turnery – occupation of the people from the Balkan"—from the fund of AEK "Etar"
St. Andrew's Day- St. Andrew's Day's rites
30.11.2011
DECEMBER
St. Spiridon - Day of the Master
12.12.2011
Exhibition" Christmas rites"
22.12.2011 11.30 h.
in the lobby of the hotel "Starnnopriemnitsa"
Exhibition "Survaknitsi" (decorated cornel twigs used by children to tap people's backs wishing them Happy New Year)
