Culture of Georgia

He said they changed the culture of the country

Bulgarian Orthodox faithful held the traditional Easter procession on Monday at Bachkovo monastery.

The participants carried an icon of Virgin Mary to mark Easter Monday, also called Bright Monday - an official holiday in the country.

Serbians have celebrated the New Year according to the Julian calendar used by the Serbian Orthodox Church, known also as the Serbian, or Orthodox New Year.

A large number of Belgraders turned out for a fireworks display at midnight in front of the Temple of St. Sava, where religious services were previously held.

Serbians welcome in "Orthodox" New Year

BELGRADE -- Tens of thousands of people across the country on Tuesday celebrated the beginning of the new year according to the Julian calendar.

This is the calendar adhered to by the Serbian Orthodox Church, so the January 13 festivities are sometimes referred to as the Orthodox, or Serbian New Year.

If you are a party animal and just can't get enough of New Year's Eve celebrations, should prolong your stay in Serbia, which has another New Year's Eve on January 13.

No, Serbs are not addicted to having two "wildest nights of the year" in one month. The second celebration is a consequence of the fact that the Serbian Orthodox Church still sticks to the old, Julian calendar.

The Georgian National Ballet Sukhishvili will tour five Bulgarian cities in end of October.

It will present its new show Ramishvili, honouring one of the founders of the dance company - Nino Ramishvili - in Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Ruse, Varna and Burgas.

It combines modern and classical ballet with acrobatics.