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As an author and organizer of various festivals and initiatives, the Association is looking for partners and ideological
supporters in order for us to turn our initiatives into events of regional, European and international importance.
OUR EVENTS
- NATIONAL INITIATIVE „GUARDIANS OF TRADITIONS“ - FOURTH ANNUAL AWARDS FOR FOLKLORE, CRAFTS,
ART, CULINARY ART, INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS and PLACE OF THE YEAR - Official Ceremony - November
2013.
The annual initiative begins in January with the assumption of proposals for nominations, the online voting for the
Award of the Audience starts in May and ends in late October.
A commission of the winners in previous years determines the new winners in early November. A photo competition
entitled „Guardians of Traditions“ and a roundtable devoted to the exploration, preservation and dissemination of
traditional Bulgarian culture are an integral part of the initiative.
The events associated with the initiative promote the activity of people operating in various fields of arts and culture,
who have preserved their knowledge and experience, passing them on the younger generations.
- NATIONAL CULINARY FESTIVAL „A Bright Table is Visiting My Town“ - the only travelling culinary festival which has
been taking place at different places for five years already, attracting participants from local amateur groups, artisans
and people who have preserved the lifestyle and traditions of their homeland. It aims at exploring and popularizing the
typical festive folk calendar, the rituals and related culinary traditions and at attracting young audiences and introducing
them to the eternal values of material and spiritual culture of Bulgaria.
- NATIONAL COMPETITION FOR CHILDREN’S DRAWINGON A CULINARY SUBJECT „GRANDMOTHER’S RECIPES“
included in the 2013 calendar of extracurricular school activities of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. The
competition takes place on an annual basis. It involves children and students divided into three age groups. The
grand prize winning drawing becomes the poster of the national culinary festival „A Bright Table is Visiting My Town“
and along with the other winning drawings, it composes a travelling exhibition that is presented during the festival at
different places.
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CLUB ARIZ - 7 - every second and fourth Thursday of the month we organize live meetings between the audience and
various artists - prominent artists, craftsmen, applied artists, folk artists. The presentations are recorded and uploaded
on You Tube and on the social networks. We turn public attention to the work of talented people who rarely speak
about themselves, as they do so through their works. We seek and deliver information about different folk traditions
and provoke our guests to actively participate in the topics of the meetings by singing, dancing and by practising
applied arts and traditional home-craft.
- COMPLETED PROJECT „LIVING CULINARY TRADITION“ within the EU PROGRAMME „YOUTH IN ACTION“,
involving seeking, writing down and reproduction of traditional recipes typical for different ethnographic areas; turning
the attention of young people from vocational schools and colleges to the richness, diversity and the environmental
performance of traditional Bulgarian cuisine.
- CHARITY CAMPAIGN „IT’S EASY TO BE GOOD“ aimed at supporting children with disabilities. It consists of series of
initiatives to raise funds to support the organization of classes, studios and sports centres for children with disabilities.
The initiative takes place with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Sports Academy.
PARTICIPATION OF ARIZ -7 IN PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES / 2013-2014 /
Partnership with the National Museum of History aimed at collaborating within the „Culture“ project of the European
Union on „Eurovision. Museums present Europe“ /EMPE/. The project aims to drive audiences from different age
groups to visit museums as well as to participate in educational activities.
Partnership with the Regional History Museum in Pernik aimed at conducting workshops in applied arts and folk
crafts within the framework of the „Vacation at the Museum“ and „Family Saturdays“ aimed at occupying the attention
of adolescents with creative activities related to the exploration of Bulgaria’s historical and cultural heritage.
Night of Museums and Galleries - participation in open-door days of various museums and galleries in the country
such as the National Museum of History, the National Ethnographic Museum, the Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic
Museum, the Regional History Museum - Pernik, the Municipal Historical Museum in the town of Radomir and others.
International Youth Day - a national exhibition of organizations, working on youth projects
Week of physical activity - 7 to 13 October 2013. „Parade of Kites“ and „Grandparents’ Games“ - South Park - Sofia
