The Regional History Museum – Razgrad had its special place in the cultural program of the XXXII Bulgarian Plum Festival in the village of Oreshak near Troyan.

In one of the largest halls of the National Exhibition of Arts and Crafts in the picturesque Balkan village, with text and photos on 35 information boards and as many objects from the museum’s collection, the exhibition “The Magic of the Traps” was arranged and opened – a story about one of the oldest and most colorful ethnographic groups in Bulgaria.

“The exhibition takes us into the depths of a peculiar world, filled with color, symbolism and spirituality. It reveals the life of the Kapan people, modest, but extremely orderly and symbolic. Particularly impressive is their festive and ritual system, which shows how the Kapan people have woven faith, hope and wisdom into the rhythm of the year, in the wedding, in the holiday, in the weekday.

The exhibition is a living story that invites us to touch the unique heritage of Ludogorie and to realize that our identity is built precisely on these precious threads of tradition”, said Prof. Rositsa Angelova PhD, head of the “New and Most Recent History” department at RHM – Razgrad, at the opening.

“It is our duty in the sphere of culture to preserve the national and local ancestral memory. We now have the honor to present the most colorful ethnographic group in Northeastern Bulgaria – the Kapans”, announced the director of the museum Tanya Todorova. She recalled that they are known in our country and around the world for their unique homemade Kapans yogurt, defined by foreigners as “the miracle of Bulgaria, the miracle of Ludogorie” and invited the participants and guests of the festival next year in Razgrad to the Yogurt Fair.

At the entrance to the exhibition, all visitors were greeted with a glass of delicious Kapan yogurt. The RHM-Razgrad team that presented the exhibition also included Milen Minchev, curator in the Ethnography Department. The master embroiderer Detelina Dacheva also had her own corner, “Kapan Family”, in the hall, with children’s, women’s and men’s costumes made by her.

The Bulgarian Plum Festival in the village of Oreshak, with the exclusive assistance of the Razgrad Municipality, also included the Mixed Folklore Group “Kapanka” and the Men’s Folklore Group from the “Napredak” Community Center in the village of Dryanovets, and with a separate evening concert – the artists from the Kapanski Ensemble.

You can see more photos on the Facebook page of the Regional History Museum:
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