Rose Festival in Karlovy past and present HISTORY The holiday is celebrated regularly in Karlovo after the end of the First World War . Initially, after the restoration of the house of Vasil Levski days 31 May and 1 June (Pentecost and the Holy Spirit) is celebrated in Karlovo as Republic Day and there was a big big Laity, involving many people across the country. . The feast was first celebrated in 1903 , the Traditionally held during the first weekend of June. As a center of rose production and processing of pink Kazanlak and Karlovo famous long before the liberation . For many years it is only livelihood, but it was only in 1930 rose gardens, beautiful scenery and architecture, local rose industry is perceived as attractive things that arouse the interest of Bulgarian and foreign tourists. Curious moment of the festivities then presents Nikola Stanev in his travelogue of 1936: "In these days of Karlovo is the most beautiful, and then it is the harvest of the roses. Karlovo field excited like a sea whose surface fields swings sometimes pink, sometimes mint gardens ... The air is light and bursting with the flavor of various medical and field flowers. Passengers arriving by train cars in continuous rows. They are directed immediately to the churches, and the Monument of the Apostle to the market square to the town clock. Everywhere in the streets endless garlands of roses hung on the pillars, windows, gates and balconies are decorated homes and churches and squares. Nimble boys and girls dressed festively, with wreaths on the heads, hand-held large baskets with colorful roses and smiling submit free every guest, and greet him with welcome . " In more recent times, this local initiative Feast of Roses celebrated in May in the village Rozino , Karlovo region with the largest area of planted roses in the entire Valley of the Roses between Kazanlak and Klissura . The first festival was organized in 1946, when after picking village fair is held and this tradition continues 20 years. Interesting fact from that period is that in 1965 , the the council has invited the then first statesman Todor Zhivkov, who in the spirit of the then popular "approximations" boarded a specially decorated and tailored cart. Unfortunately, the horse is too naughty and disobedient and, frightened, turned the wagon with royal guest. After this incident Todor Zhivkov years dares to creep in Charles end and holiday in Rozino banned since 1966 In 1967 he resumed the Rose Festival in Karlovo, and since 1969, on a proposal from the Karlovo "lobby" in the then supreme - Ivan Pramov and Draza Vulcheva are recognized as national. In order not to overlook other rose-growing region - Kazanlak, deciding household holiday to be sharing. Held annually the first Sunday in June, with the right to host a 2nd rose production area - Plovdiv and Stara Zagora, which in year over organization and its performance. Karlovo is hosting the odd years and Kazanlak - odd years these holidays. The most spectacular in the history of Feasts in Karlovo in 1975, when on 15 June for the first time in the history of the holidays there rose festival ( Queen of Roses ) - then this is the student Sarah Harlova. The stadium is organized grandiose spectacle with extras, Bai-Ganyovtsi , helicopter spraying rose water, folklore and mummers groups and others. waiting to be visited by the head of state Todor Zhivkov , who tactfully avoided the visit. The stadium is "poured" the whole of the leadership of the Communist Party and the state, led by then Prime Minister Stanko Todorov and celebration is broadcast on national television and retransmitted by Intervision . A specially reconstructed for the holiday stadium attended by over 30,000 visitors, among them about 3,500 foreigners. Scene of this performance is reflected in the movie "Avalanche."
Posted on: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 18:15:44 +0000
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