Stara Zagora Municipality and Regional History Museum – Stara Zagora are organizing the first festival of its kind “From Augusta Traiana to Boruj”. It will show the customs of our ancestors, as well as the implementation of historical reconstructions of life, clothing, weapons, etc.
On May 18 and 19, 2024, the Augusta Traiana Ancient Forum Complex comes alive with spectacular historical reconstructions that will transport us to the eras of Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Visitors will enjoy re-enactments of crafts, lifestyle, traditions and military equipment that will recreate vivid pictures of life in ancient Augusta Traiana and medieval Borui.
Festival attractions include a fashion show of ancient and medieval clothing, mead tasting, medieval cuisine demonstrations, archery, gladiatorial combat, Roman medicine, ancient board games and inventions.
The first day of the festival will end with concerts by the musical groups “Xana” and “Flying Nomads”. A highlight of the program on the second day of the festival will be the talk “The armor of the warrior”, accompanied by demonstrations of ancient and medieval weapons.
Entrance is free. Special participation in the program will be the “Tarnovtsi” SNC, the “Mos Maiorum Ulpiae Serdicae” Association, the “Chigot” Historical Reconstruction Association – Varna, Free Reenactors from Bulgaria, the “Xana” and “Flying Nomads” musical groups.
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