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Folk game of ashyk

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Young people learn to play the traditional folk game of ashyk which is on the National List of Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine, Odesa region, southern Ukraine. Ashyk is widespread in places where Bulgarians and Gagauz live in the south of Odesa region. A player has five sheep bones that are tossed like dice.

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Folk game of ashyk

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Young people learn to play the traditional folk game of ashyk which is on the National List of Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine, Odesa region, southern Ukraine. Ashyk is widespread in places where Bulgarians and Gagauz live in the south of Odesa region. A player has five sheep bones that are tossed like dice.

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Folk game of ashyk

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Young people learn to play the traditional folk game of ashyk which is on the National List of Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine, Odesa region, southern Ukraine. Ashyk is widespread in places where Bulgarians and Gagauz live in the south of Odesa region. A player has five sheep bones that are tossed like dice.

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Folk game of ashyk

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Young people learn to play the traditional folk game of ashyk which is on the National List of Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine, Odesa region, southern Ukraine. Ashyk is widespread in places where Bulgarians and Gagauz live in the south of Odesa region. A player has five sheep bones that are tossed like dice.

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Folk game of ashyk

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Young people learn to play the traditional folk game of ashyk which is on the National List of Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine, Odesa region, southern Ukraine. Ashyk is widespread in places where Bulgarians and Gagauz live in the south of Odesa region. A player has five sheep bones that are tossed like dice.

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Folk game of ashyk

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Young people learn to play the traditional folk game of ashyk which is on the National List of Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine, Odesa region, southern Ukraine. Ashyk is widespread in places where Bulgarians and Gagauz live in the south of Odesa region. A player has five sheep bones that are tossed like dice.

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Folk game of ashyk

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Young people learn to play the traditional folk game of ashyk which is on the National List of Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine, Odesa region, southern Ukraine. Ashyk is widespread in places where Bulgarians and Gagauz live in the south of Odesa region. A player has five sheep bones that are tossed like dice.

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Folk game of ashyk

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Ashyk game pieces made of sheep bones are kept in a clay pot, Odesa region, southern Ukraine. Ashyk which is on the National List of Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine is widespread in places where Bulgarians and Gagauz live in the south of Odesa region. A player has five sheep bones that are tossed like dice.

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Folk game of ashyk

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Young people learn to play the traditional folk game of ashyk which is on the National List of Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine, Odesa region, southern Ukraine. Ashyk is widespread in places where Bulgarians and Gagauz live in the south of Odesa region. A player has five sheep bones that are tossed like dice.

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Folk game of ashyk

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Young people learn to play the traditional folk game of ashyk which is on the National List of Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine, Odesa region, southern Ukraine. Ashyk is widespread in places where Bulgarians and Gagauz live in the south of Odesa region. A player has five sheep bones that are tossed like dice.

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Folk game of ashyk

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Young people learn to play the traditional folk game of ashyk which is on the National List of Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine, Odesa region, southern Ukraine. Ashyk is widespread in places where Bulgarians and Gagauz live in the south of Odesa region. A player has five sheep bones that are tossed like dice.

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Folk game of ashyk

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Young people learn to play the traditional folk game of ashyk which is on the National List of Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine, Odesa region, southern Ukraine. Ashyk is widespread in places where Bulgarians and Gagauz live in the south of Odesa region. A player has five sheep bones that are tossed like dice.

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Folk game of ashyk

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Young people learn to play the traditional folk game of ashyk which is on the National List of Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine, Odesa region, southern Ukraine. Ashyk is widespread in places where Bulgarians and Gagauz live in the south of Odesa region. A player has five sheep bones that are tossed like dice.

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-CHINA-QINGHAI-TOURISM-PROMOTION

(240628) -- SOFIA, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People listen to an introduction to local products during an event to promote tourism of China's Qinghai Province in Sofia, Bulgaria, on June 28, 2024. A delegation from China's northwestern Qinghai Province introduced its national parks and cultural charm to Bulgarians on Friday, welcoming tourists from the Central European country. (Photo by Marian Draganov/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-CHINA-QINGHAI-TOURISM-PROMOTION

(240628) -- SOFIA, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A visitor looks at local products during an event to promote tourism of China's Qinghai Province in Sofia, Bulgaria, on June 28, 2024. A delegation from China's northwestern Qinghai Province introduced its national parks and cultural charm to Bulgarians on Friday, welcoming tourists from the Central European country. (Photo by Marian Draganov/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bulgaria holds 2-in-1 elections

STORY: Bulgaria holds 2-in-1 elections SHOOTING TIME: June 9, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2-in-1 elections kick off in Bulgaria STORYLINE: Bulgarians went to nearly 13,000 polling stations across the country on Sunday to vote in the elections for the National Assembly and the European Parliament (EP). The EP elections took place in EU states from June 6 to 9 this year. Voters elected 17 members of the European Parliament from Bulgaria, and 418 candidates were running in the race in Bulgaria. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sofia. (XHTV)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-ELECTIONS

(240609) -- SOFIA, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A Bulgarian citizen votes during the elections at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 9, 2024. Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to vote in the elections for the National Assembly and the European Parliament. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-ELECTIONS

(240609) -- SOFIA, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev votes during the elections at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 9, 2024. Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to vote in the elections for the National Assembly and the European Parliament. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-ELECTIONS

(240609) -- SOFIA, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A Bulgarian citizen votes during the elections at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 9, 2024. Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to vote in the elections for the National Assembly and the European Parliament. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-ELECTIONS

(240609) -- SOFIA, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Bulgarian citizen votes during the elections at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 9, 2024. Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to vote in the elections for the National Assembly and the European Parliament. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-ELECTIONS

(240609) -- SOFIA, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Bulgarian citizen votes during the elections at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 9, 2024. Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to vote in the elections for the National Assembly and the European Parliament. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-ELECTIONS

(240609) -- SOFIA, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev votes during the elections at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 9, 2024. Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to vote in the elections for the National Assembly and the European Parliament. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-TRADITION-MARTENITSI

(240302) -- SOFIA, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A stall owner arranges Martenitsi for sales in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 1, 2024. Bulgarian people marked the day named Baba Marta on Friday. On that day and a few days afterwards, Bulgarians exchange and wear the so-called "Martenitsa" - a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-TRADITION-MARTENITSI

(240302) -- SOFIA, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A stall owner arranges Martenitsi for sales in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 1, 2024. Bulgarian people marked the day named Baba Marta on Friday. On that day and a few days afterwards, Bulgarians exchange and wear the so-called "Martenitsa" - a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-TRADITION-MARTENITSI

(240302) -- SOFIA, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman wearing Martenitsa is seen in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 1, 2024. Bulgarian people marked the day named Baba Marta on Friday. On that day and a few days afterwards, Bulgarians exchange and wear the so-called "Martenitsa" - a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-TRADITION-MARTENITSI

(240302) -- SOFIA, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman wearing Martenitsa is seen in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 1, 2024. Bulgarian people marked the day named Baba Marta on Friday. On that day and a few days afterwards, Bulgarians exchange and wear the so-called "Martenitsa" - a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-VOTE-LOCAL AUTHORITIES

(231030) -- SOFIA, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man votes at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 29, 2023. Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to elect mayors and municipal councilors. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-VOTE-LOCAL AUTHORITIES

(231030) -- SOFIA, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian President Rumen Radev (1st R) votes at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 29, 2023. Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to elect mayors and municipal councilors. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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Bulgarians vote for local authorities

STORY: Bulgarians vote for local authorities DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling stations 2. various of voters STORYLINE: Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to elect mayors and municipal councilors. As many as 12,299 polling stations opened across the country at 7:00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) for over six million eligible voters to cast their ballots. The elections are held every four years. In this year's elections, almost 39,000 candidates are competing for the posts of mayors of the 265 municipalities and 3,041 mayoralties in Bulgaria, and the 35 quarters in Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna, as well as 5,053 seats in the municipal councils. A candidate for mayor must gain more than half of the valid votes to win the position in the first round. If no one gains more than 50 percent of votes in the first round, the top two runners will compete in a run-off on Nov. 5. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sofia. (XHTV

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Bulgaria marks day of Slav letters, Bulgarian culture

STORY: Bulgaria marks day of Slav letters, Bulgarian culture DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:23 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebration of Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and of Slavic Literature in Bulgaria STORYLINE: Bulgarians on Wednesday held processions throughout the country to celebrate the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and of Slavic Literature. The culmination of the celebration in Sofia was the festive procession in which students from many schools of Sofia took part. It ended with a ceremony in front of the National Library and the monument of the brothers Cyril and Methodius, who in 855 invented the first alphabet for Slavic languages. The alphabet invented by Cyril and Methodius is now officially used in about 12 countries such as Russia, Ukraine and Serbia. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sofia. (XHTV)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

(230402) -- SOFIA, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian President Rumen Georgiev Radev votes during the country's early parliamentary elections at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 2, 2023. Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to vote in the country's early parliamentary elections, Bulgaria's fifth parliamentary elections in two years. Nearly 6.6 million voters are eligible to elect 240 lawmakers from 14 political parties and seven coalitions, according to official data. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

(230402) -- SOFIA, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People wait to vote during Bulgaria's early parliamentary elections at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 2, 2023. Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to vote in the country's early parliamentary elections, Bulgaria's fifth parliamentary elections in two years. Nearly 6.6 million voters are eligible to elect 240 lawmakers from 14 political parties and seven coalitions, according to official data. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

(230402) -- SOFIA, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man votes during Bulgaria's early parliamentary elections at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 2, 2023. Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to vote in the country's early parliamentary elections, Bulgaria's fifth parliamentary elections in two years. Nearly 6.6 million voters are eligible to elect 240 lawmakers from 14 political parties and seven coalitions, according to official data. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-TRADITION-MARTENITSA

(230302) -- SOFIA, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarians pick Martenitsi in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 1, 2023. On March 1, Bulgarian people celebrate the day named Baba Marta. On that day and a few days afterwards, Bulgarians exchange and wear the so-called "Martenitsa" - a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-TRADITION-MARTENITSA

(230302) -- SOFIA, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Martenitsi are displayed in a museum in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 1, 2023. On March 1, Bulgarian people celebrate the day named Baba Marta. On that day and a few days afterwards, Bulgarians exchange and wear the so-called "Martenitsa" - a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-TRADITION-MARTENITSA

(230302) -- SOFIA, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- City sculptures are decorated with Martenitsi in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 1, 2023. On March 1, Bulgarian people celebrate the day named Baba Marta. On that day and a few days afterwards, Bulgarians exchange and wear the so-called "Martenitsa" - a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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Denkova-Staviski retain ice dance world title

TOKYO, Japan - Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski signed off in style with an absorbing free dance to capture their second consecutive ice dancing world title in Tokyo on March 23. Skating in their last official competition, the Bulgarians collected 102.09 points to finish the three ice dancing segments with a total of 201.61.

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-BOOK-CHINA IN THE EYES OF BULGARIANS-LAUNCH

(220929) -- SOFIA, Sept. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria's Vice President Iliana Iotova delivers a speech at a launch of the book "China in the eyes of Bulgarians" in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sept. 29, 2022. The new book entitled "China in the eyes of Bulgarians" was introduced to Bulgarians at a special ceremony in the China Cultural Center here on Thursday. (Photo by Marian Draganov/Xinhua)

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Denkova-Staviski retain ice dance world title

TOKYO, Japan - Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski signed off in style with an absorbing free dance to capture their second consecutive ice dancing world title in Tokyo on March 23. Skating in their last official competition, the Bulgarians collected 102.09 points to finish the three ice dancing segments with a total of 201.61. (Kyodo)