WHAT YOU CAN SEE
IN THE ETHNOGRAPHICAL OPEN-AIR MUSEUM "ETAR"
IN THE YEAR 2002

   PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS

- Town lifestyle from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century - Sakov's house II floor
- "National costumes" - Pottery workshop II floor
- "Lasar Donkov - cabinet" - Copper workshop II floor
- "Craftsmen's dwellings" - Leather workshop, wagon workshop and workshop for musical instruments - II floors

January

Exhibition "New Year's rituals" - in the lobby of the hotel "Strannopriemnitsa"

18.12.2001
10.01.2002

in the lobby of the hotel "Strannopriemnitsa"
February

Exhibition "Treasures from the Granny's Chest"

05.02.2002
11.03.2002

in the exhibition hall
March

Exhibition: "March Rites"

01.03.2002
31.03.2002

in the lobby of the hotel "Strannopriemnitsa"
 

Exhibition of the National park "Central Balkan Range"

15.03.2002
15.04.2002

in the exhibition hall
 

The Annunciation Day
restoration of traditional rites

25.03. 2002

 
April

Bazaar-exhibition "Articles produced out of Goat's hair"
by Hristo Marinov - master-maker of goat's hair rugs, bags, etc.

02.04.2002
30.04.2002

in the exhibition hall
 

Celebrations of St.Lasar's day and Palm Sunday
young folk groups present traditional spring maidenish customs "Lazaruvane" and "Kumichene".

27.04.2002

 
May

Great Thursday
Paining on Easter eggs in the Exposition halls of the museum.

02.05.2002

 
 

Easter
baking of home-made Easter cakes; Folklore performances

05.05.2002

 
 

St.George's day
- folklore performances, round dances
- Restoration of old customs
- National ethnographer's meeting

06.05.2002

 
 

"Ritual Breads from the region of Rousse"
guest: Historical museum - Rousse

06.05.2002
30.05.2002

 
 

International Day of museums

18.05.2002

 
 

Competition for children's painting

18.05.2002
19.05.2002

 
June

Enjov's day /vernal equinox/
- Folklore program in open air
- Restoration of old customs
- Competition for making St.Enyo's Wreaths and maiden's bunches
Bazaar-exhibition of herbal products

23.06.2002

 
 

St.Peter's Day
restoration of the making of "White man" ( Traditional milk food prepared just on the very day in the past)

29.06.2002

 
July

St. Prokopi-the Bee-keeper
- Bazaar of bees products
- Exhibition "Apiculture in the bulgarian life"
- Exhibition " From the Cradle to Bride " - guest - Ethnographical Museum Plovdiv and Historical museum Stara Zagora

08.07.2002

 
 

St. Elija's Day
Restoration of summer customs for rain

20.07.2002

 
August

Bazaar-exhibition "Pottery and Painting"
Artist Maya Kazakova

02.08.2002
03.09.2002

 
 

Demonstration of home work

10.08.2002
18.08.2002

 
 

Virgin Mary's Day - Folklore concert
Making of "katak" - traditional milk product, prepared with cheese

15.08.2002

 
 

Virgin Mary's Day - /old stale/
Restoration of custom "Making of a working-bee for the first time in the year"

28.08.2002

 
September

38 years of the opening of the museum "Etar":
- Traditional autumn Trade Fair in the ETAR museum
- Folklore concert
- Restoration of old home crafts

06.09.2002
08.09.2002

 
 

Exhibition "Carpets from the region of Chiprovtsi"
guest - Ethnographical Museum Chiprovtsi.

September
October

 
October

Restoration of an old home work " Making of home soap"

 

 
November

Ethnographic exhibition "From the Cradle to the Bride"
organized by the ethnographic museum - Plovdiv and the regional historical museum - Stara Zagora

12.11.2002

in the exhibition hall
 

St. Andrew's Day
Handing out of cooked corn

30.11.2002

 
December

St.Nicola's Day
"Winter food without fish - that means real illness at home.

06.12.2002

 
 

St.Spiridon's day
- patron's holiday of all the craftsmen.

12.12.2002

 
 

Christmas rites
Singing Christmas carols, ritual breads and dishes

24.12.2002
25.12.2002