Balgarianovinite.com The Koledari folk ensemble from the Vasil Levski Bulgarian Theoretical Lyceum in Chisinau has won first place at the municipal stage of Live and Flourish, the winter customs and traditions festival-competition, for the third consecutive year. Koledari are traditional Bulgarian carol singers, children and youth who perform festive songs and rituals during the Christmas season to bring good fortune. The group is led by musician Kiril Kirilov, a teacher seconded from Bulgaria.
The ensemble’s 13-minute programme featured Christmas greetings and songs from southern Moldova, including the Taraclia and Valea Perjei regions, as well as folk works from various regions of Bulgaria and Moldovan Christmas songs. The group first won the district-level competition in Riscani and then repeated its success at the city-wide stage, competing against 30 schools at the Onisifor Ghibu Musical Lyceum.
Kirilov said the ensemble included eight students from grades two to four, four fifth-graders, one ninth-grade student and one tenth-grade student. He thanked the school administration, parents and the jury for their support.
Founded in 1996, the Vasil Levski Lyceum educates over 300 children and employs four teachers seconded from Bulgaria. The school is considered a symbol of preserving the language, traditions and cultural heritage of Bulgarians living abroad.
The festival, organized by Chisinau’s General Directorate of Education since 1992, aims to foster children’s appreciation of customs, promote traditional clothing and winter ritual artefacts, and develop the performance skills of folk ensembles. Chisinau’s Koledari Folk Ensemble Wins First Place at Municipal Festival for Third Year Running 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-05 19:08:21 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law