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Photo: krisdecurtis Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year Dear friends of Public Republic, Thank you for becoming part of our virtual-real space and for your support.

Ellie Ivanova Ponti Photo: hermanturnip Today we associate holiday gift-giving with Christmas, but just as many other Christmas customs and symbols, blending holiday traditions coming from other religions, gift-giving has its sources in multiple cultures practices.

Ellie Ivanova Ponti Photo: vassil_tzvetanov Christmas celebration in Bulgaria is an amalgam of customs and symbols, coming from different traditions and beliefs just as it is in any other country. On one hand, there are the ancient Roman elements dating from the beginning of Christianity itself. The Bulgarian name for Chistmas, Koleda, comes from the […]

An artist needs the strength to bring out the spiritual light of the world around us. Nikola Manev Nikola Manev, a well-known Bulgarian-born artist, recently was granted the title of Academician by BANI (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Arts). In the past 45 years, he has been living and working in Paris, but remains connected […]

Ralph Pluim I like to think Christmas being peaceful and warm, with some darkness thrown in just for the effect, so we can all huddle together beneath that big Christmas tree and have a good time. But how do Dutch people celebrate Christmas?

Susana Martínez Christmas in Spain is a nice combination of different feelings like joy, happiness, hope, friendship and love. We usually follow the traditional customs or, at least, we try to do it. The streets are full of lights and, in most of the main squares of the city centre, you can find a beautiful […]

Katia Delavequia We follow the Christian celebration. In the beginning of December the front of the houses are adorned with flashing little lights. The pine trees are decorated with colored balls.

Eva Stelmach A few days before Christmas Eve, all Polish students like me do the same thing – they pack their suitcases and go to their hometowns to spend Christmas with their families.

Photo: jekert …St. Nicolas (called Sinterklaasavond) gives away his presents in Belgium and Holland on 5th of December. In these countries that day is more special than Christmas itself. The Christmas tree is decorated on 24th of December and gifts are given again on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, by a similar character named Sinterklaas […]

Vanya Nikolaeva Christmas – beginning of Anno Domini, symbol of faith and love, and the most expected holiday among people of Christian faith. Photo: krisdecurtis How do people celebrate Christmas around the world? What does the holiday have in common in all different cultures and how does it differ? The wreath, symbol of continuousness, and […]

Interview with Alan Rosin by Vanya Nikolaeva Alan Rosin is a commercial producer and a licensed boxing official. Over the years he has worked with countless celebrities, sports figures, and heads of state. He has worked on feature films such as “Blade Runner”, worked for CBS News with Walter Cronkite, videotaped Golda Meir, produced McDonald’s […]

Joan Gumbs Photo: laurenmanning I see them everyday – the Jamaican wanna-be’s. They walk around dressed in dreads, they smoke ganja (calling it marijuana), they play dancehall music (at ear-bursting decibels), and they’re “close friends” with Bob Marley. A few months ago I was walking in Manhattan when I was approached by one of these […]

Eva Stelmach I sent my application form to the hospital in Lisbon, but I had no hope of approval. I was a medical student and I wanted to have my summer internship there. I knew this could be an unforgettable experience. It turned out that in June, I would spend 3 months in Portugal – […]

An interview with the young designer Gradinko Aladinkov by Natalia Nikolaeva Hamburg is the city where I have lived in the past eight years. I am still in the process of discovering its interesting faces, surprising metamorphoses, hidden features and unique charm. It is not a chance that Hamburg’s haunting northern beauty and its original […]

Dimitar Atanasov By ancient Bulgarian tradition, today, the 26th of October is the widely celebrated holiday Dimitrovden – the name day of all men who bear the name Dimitar, and all women who bear the name Dimitrina. For this occasion, we give you an excerpt from Dimitar Atanasov’s book, “The Church ‘St. Martyr Dimitar’ in […]

Virtual exhibition with photos by Evgeni Dinev “In order to take photos that move people, you will have to see with your heart.” Linda Adda, photographer Evgeni Dinev is definitely a person who invests emotion and soul in each of his photos.

Interview with Evgeni Dinev “Happiness comes with attention to small things” Wilhelm Busch To me, photographer Evgeni Dinev is a happy person – an artist who, through his favorite passion, captures the beauty and the uniqueness of small things, rediscovers them and shows their charm and individuality.

“I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars.” Walt Whitman My introduction to the art of Evgeny Dinev is an insight into the skill of the author to capture the awe and wisdom of the moment, the beauty and uniqueness of the small things; an insight into […]

Jim Embry is a photographer who lives and works in Lexington, Kentucky, where he recently held his latest exhibition. He is well-known for his many years of social activism fighting for racial equality, along with his leadership on issues of environmental sustainability. Who is Jim Embry? Star dust, congealed in this current form. I represent […]

Dear friends, We are now “officially” starting our Public Republic project in English! Encouraged by the exciting success of the journal in Bulgaria (www.public-republic.com) and by the enthusiasm of our US-editor Katerina Stoykova-Klemer, we prepared the site in a similarly broad manner as the Bulgarian edition. We believe, we will soon have many contributions, a […]