Representatives of 22 countries took part in the international fair, which generated excellent interest. The director from the school, which hosted the event, expressed special gratitude to the family of the Bulgarian Consul General.
On January 31, 2023, the Consul General in New York and his family represented Bulgaria in an international reasonable at Public School 267 in New York. Several 100 students, accompanied by their moms and dads, visited Bulgaria’s stand and learned about its rich tradition and traditions.
Information was shared with the visitors at the Bulgarian endure about the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews during the Holocaust, concerning the Bulgarian yogurt, about the Bulgarian descent of the inventor from the computer and about Valya Balkanska’s song sent into space. The participation of the Bulgarian consulate was supported by members of the Bulgarian local community, who shared ideas, offered national costumes, ceramic pots, tablecloths, etc .
The main theme of the Bulgarian stand was the Bulgarian abece, which is used by 250 mil people in Eurasia. Both Bulgarian kids (5 and 11 years old) assisted their classmates write their particular names in Bulgarian. The particular guests received martenitsa with the Bulgarian flag, a stamp in their “passports”, a book tag with a picture of historic gold treasures discovered in Bulgaria and with information about the exhibition at the New York University Company for Ancient Studies eligible “Ritual and Memory: the Ancient Balkans and Beyond”, which displays gold treasures discovered in Bulgaria, felt the scent of the famous Bulgarian rose, tasted Bulgarian sweets, looked at the traditional Bulgarian costumes, kukeri and the Bulgarian plus European flags.
