The International Carnival of Rijeka is an annual event that has a hundred-year-old tradition and attracts numerous masks and carnival groups, spectators and media, as well as guests from around the country and abroad.

Carnival happenings in the city are a mixture of the bourgeois carnival and the ancient Slavs' folklore elements and mythology. Carnival customs include the making of "ugly masks", which scare away evil forces, calling the spring and celebrating the birth of new life. The Zvoncari, or local bell ringers, are identical to those who centuries ago protected their land from Turkish invasion.

Contacts:
Tel:++385 51/213-145
Fax: ++385 51/333-909
51000 Rijeka, Užarska 14, Hrvatska

folkloren Ensemble ORO from Kriva Palanca (Serbia and Montenegro) will have some performances in the the town of Parvomai (Bulgaria).

ORO's email:

With the participation of all the renowned teams and groups of all dance genres in Sofia.

At 4.00pm and at 7.00pm, in Hall 2 of the National Palace of Culture.

Tickets:
At the box-office of the National Palace of Culture
tel +359 2 9166369

49th Annual Camellia International Dance Festival.
05.03 Workshops
Ventzi Sotirov & Bruce Hamilton 1-5 pm. Parties 7-11 pm.
06.03 Concert 1 pm.
CSUS, Student Union, 6000 J St., Sacto 1-5 pm & 7 pm

For More Information:
Toba - (916) 371-4441

On the 5th of March, 2005 will be held a GALA concert of Ensemble Zornitsa on occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Emil Genov - Chief Artistic Director of the Ensemble.

The concert will start at 7.00pm in the Voenen Club (The Military Club), Sofia City.