Vasilitsa 2025 – Bridges between students and institutions

For the 16th consecutive year, the Amalipe Center organized the campaign on the occasion of Vasilitsa “Let’s rebuild the bridges between us”. On January 14 and 15, 2025, hundreds of students, teachers, mediators and directors traveled to Sofia to visit various state institutions, non-governmental organizations and embassies. And the award ceremony for the Mediator of […]

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Vasilitsa 2025: How Bulgarian Schools Celebrated Tradition with Rituals, Dances, and Creativity

  On January 14, 2025, schools across the country once again united to celebrate the Roma New Year – Vasilitsa. The event was filled with a variety of initiatives, including reenactments of the Survakan custom, songs, dances, exhibitions, and meetings with representatives of local communities. Students, teachers, educational mediators, and parents worked together to create […]

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“Educational mediators of the year” were awarded at an official ceremony at the Ministry of Education

On January 14, 2025 at the Ministry of Education and Science was held an official award ceremony for the winners of the competition “Educational mediator of the year”, organized by the Center “Amalipe”. The event gave well-deserved recognition to the efforts and achievements of educational mediators who play a key role in supporting students and […]

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Minister of Education and Science Prof. Dr. Prof. Galin Tsokov presented the Educational Mediator of the Year Award for 2023.

Center “Amalipe” and the Ministry of Education and Science held an official ceremony of awarding “Educational Mediator of the Year”. The award ceremony was attended by the Minister of Education and Science prof. Dr. Galin Tsokov – Minister of Education and Science, Deputy Ministers Emilia Lazarova and Marieta Georgieva, Head of the Cabinet of the […]

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Vasilitsa 2024 – a bridge between traditions, children and institutions

For the fifteenth year, hundreds of students, educational mediators and teachers from over 30 schools from all over the country traveled to Sofia to participate in the “Let’s rebuild the bridges between us” campaign, which the Amalipe Center organized on the occasion of the Roma Calendar Feast Vasilitsa. They were welcomed by the Prime Minister […]

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Vasilitsa 2023 – a bridge between children, institutions and traditions

For another year, hundreds of students, educational mediators and teachers from nearly 20 schools across the country travelled to Sofia to deliver their messages on the occasion of the Roma holiday Vasilitsa. They were welcomed by the Ambassadors of the Netherlands, Great Britain, France, USA, Poland, Germany, Spain, India, Ireland, Austria, Denmark, Belgium, by the […]

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Vasilica – the Roma New Year and the “Let’s restore the bridges between us” campaign: what will happen and where?

With events in Sofia and throughout the country, the Amalipe Center and hundreds of schools, educational mediators and youth groups for tolerance and civic participation will celebrate the Vasilitsa holiday, also called the “Roma New Year”. They will be greeted by the ambassadors of the USA, France, Germany, Great Britain, and other European countries, the […]

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Celebrations of Vasilitsa 2023 – Guidelines

The celebration of the ethno-cultural holiday of the Roma community, Vasilitsa, has become a tradition that stands in an important place in the country’s cultural calendar. The feast of Vasilica is celebrated by the Roma and other ethnic groups as the beginning of the New Year and is celebrated on January 13, 14 and 15. […]

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Community Development Centers celebrated Vasilitsa – the Roma New Year

For another year, the community development centers celebrated the Roma New Year “Vasilyovden”. In recent years, Vasilitsa (also known in the media as Bango Vasili) has gained popularity as the Roma New Year. In fact, this is St. Basil’s Day, celebrated by the so-called “Old style” (ie the Julian calendar) and only until 3-4 generations […]

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