CULTURAL CALENDER 2005

   DEMONSTRATONS OF HOME OCCUPATIONS

- Dyeing with natural dyes
- Weaving of articles out of the leaves of the maize
(During the summer season, on the 2nd floors of the houses of the craftsmen's street)
   PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS

"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
   Visiting exhibitions from"Etar" museum

May - "Wood-Occupation and Art" in the Historical museum of Samokov
June - "Wood-Occupation and Art" in the Ethnographical museum of Plovdiv
July - "Wood-Occupation and Art" in the Historical museum of Velingard

January

Exhibition "The Donors to the Etar Museum"

 

exhibition hall
February

Exhibition "The Donors to the Etar Museum"

 

exhibition hall
March

Exhibition "March Rites
Making of "martenitsi"(twined tasseled red and white threads, symbol of spring and health) out of woolen yarn, dyed with natural dyes-work with children in the houses of the craftsmen' street

01.03., 11:30 a.m.

at the lobby of the hotel
 

Exhibition "Textiles and Adornments from the Region of Kotel"- from the Historical museum stock in Kotel

04.03., 11:30a.m.

exhibition hall
 

The Annunciation Day - restoration of customs with children

25.03.,11:00 a.m.

in the museum's territory
April

Exhibition "Textiles and Adornments from the Region of Kotel"- from the Historical museum stock in Kotel

 

exhibition hall
 

"Lazaruvane and Kumichene" - restoration of two old spring customs, connected with St. Lazar's Day, with the participation of children's folklore groups

23.04., 11:30 a.m.

in the museum's territory
 

Holy Thursday-Painting of Easter eggs with natural dyes - work with children

28.04.

in the houses of the craftsman's street
May

Celebrating St. George's Day in the museum
- folklore programme
- restoration of rituals, connected with St. George's Day in the houses of the craftsman's lane

06.05.

 
 

Exhibition "The Craft of Saddle and Harness-Maker" - authors' exhibition by Stanimir and Mityo Mitevi

06.05.

exhibition hall
 

Children's competition for making of scarecrows

09 - 15.05.

 
 

-Outdoor competition for children's paintings

18 - 20.05., 10:00 a.m.

 
June

Celebrating St.Enyo's Day(Midsummer Day)
Programme
- Opening of the guest exhibition "Bulgaria-A Country of the Oil-bearing Rose"- by the National Agricultural Museum, Sofia
- Bazaar of herbal cosmetics "Bulgarian Rose", town of Karlovo
- Competition for twining of wreaths of herbs
- Preparing of herbal beautifying masks
- Demonstrations of folk curative and magical practices
- Demonstration of the energetic radiating of the curative plants
- Consultations with Dr. Karabelova-specialist on flower therapy
- Folklore programme

19.06.
11.30 am




exhibition hall
 

St. Peter's Day
- restoration-making of "White Man" - traditional milk food prepared just on the very day in the past

29.06., 11:00 a.m.

 
July

Bazaar-exhibition of Radka Todorova - a knitter, who ranked first at the competition during the ETAR Fair of Traditional Crafts, September, 2004

01.07., 11:30 a.m.

exhibition hall
 

St. Prokopii - The Bee-Keeper

08.07.

 
 

National Apicultural Fair

08 - 10.07.

 
 

St. Elijah's Day - restoration of an old summer custom

20.07.

 
August

Bazaar-exhibition "Adornments out of Silver"
guest master silversmith Lyubomir Dudev from Plovdiv

02.08.

exhibition hall
September

International Fair of Traditional Crafts
- folklore programme
- restoration of home occupations

02 - 04.09.

 
 

Bazaar-exhibition "Ceramics" by Eli Nedelcheva from Razgrad

03.09., 11:30 a.m.

exhibition hall
October

Exhibition "Icons and Prints from the National Revival Period"
guest Historical museum from Samokov

04.10., 11:30 a.m.

exhibition hall
November

Exhibition "Icons and Prints from the National Revival Period"

 

exhibition hall
 

St. Andrew's Day
- Handing out of cooked corn

30.11.

 
December

St. Spiridon - patron of all craftsmen (Masters' Day)

12.12.

 
 

Exhibition"Wood-Occupation and Art"

12.12., 11:30 a.m.

exhibition hall
 

Exhibition "Christmas Rituals"

22.12., 11:30 a.m.

in the lobby of the hotel