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2008/10/21

Festival of East Orthodox Music in Sliven

International festival of East Orthodox Music "Nikolay Triandafilov - Slivenets" starts in Sliven.
The festival is part of the official celebrations for the day of Sliven - St. Dimiter's day, reports Sliveninfo.

The festival is under the patronage of Metropolitan bishop of Sliven Joanikii and is sponsored by Sliven Municipality.

The event is organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sliven bishopric and Zora Culture Club and will be held at "Virgin Mary" Church today and tomorrow. Choirs for...

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2008/06/20

Ancient Jewelry Unearthed in Temple of Sun near Bulgaria's Sliven

The archaeologist team of Bulgaria's Georgi Kitov has unearthed precious jewels, dating back from second or third century in Drumeva Mound near the Town of Sliven, the manager of the expedition himself announced.

The scientists found golden earrings, silver bracelets and three bronze rings in a Roman brick tomb of woman, buried in the mound.

A mourning bronze coin was discovered in the mouth of the skeleton and there was clay beads round its neck, the deputy-head of the group, Nikolay...

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2007/12/12

Bulgarian Winery Exports Rakia to China

One of Bulgaria's finest brands of rakia - ‘Slivenska Perla' will be exported to China, the Standart daily informs.
The export is foreseen to start from 2008. The chief of ‘Vini Sliven' Valeri Chulin told the deal had already been finalized.

Except the Slivenska Perla, the export will include gin and two brands of vodka.

Chulin also shared in front of Standart that the Chinese market is a very specific and difficult. He also added Vini Sliven already made a break on the Chinese market...

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2007/08/24

Archeologists Find Fragments of Ancient Tomb near Bulgaria's Sliven

Bulgarian archaeologists led by famous archaeologist Georgi Kitov found fragments of an ancient tomb near the village of Kaloyanovo in the region of Sliven.

Archaeologist Iordanka Radancheva said that the archaeological expedition found elements from the wall plaster covered with pictures very similar to those in the tomb in Kazanlak.

So far more than ten tombs have been explored by Kitov’s expedition Temp, Bulgarian National Radio said.

The finds including the recently found golden...

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2007/07/19

New Golden Mask of Thracian King Found

Golden mask and silver rhyton for wine were found today by Bulgarian archaeologis led by prof. Georgi Kitov.

The findings are made at the Thracian mound close to the Sliven village of Topolchene, announced BNR. The findings are from a rich Thracian grave from IV century BC.

It is supposed that the golden mask is of a Thracian king. For 150 years of archaeology in Bulgaria, this is the second time such a mask to be found in the country, informed Mr. Kitov.

The mask is lighter and less...

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2007/07/10

Archeologist Find Precious Artifacts at Thracian Tombs in Bulgaria

An archaeological expedition, led by prominent Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Kitov, discovered various gold and silver artifacts in a Thracian funeral mound near the town of Sliven.

The expedition found several burial sites under the hill, dating back to the second and third century, Focus news agency reported.

Iordanka Radancheva, a member of the expedition, said that most of the bodies were unusually laid out, with the head pointing east, instead of west.

The archaeologists found...

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