Strelets celebrates local flavours at its 11th madzhun festival
Cooks and folk groups gathered in Strelets for the festival on 10 October.
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Strelets, in Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality, held its 11th Sweet Sorghum and Madzhun Festival on 10 October. Organisers were Zarya 1900 Community Centre, Nov Vek Pensioners’ Club and the village administration.
Visitors tasted traditional preserves and desserts and watched madzhun-making. Karantsi won the traditional-dish award, and Snezhana Zlatarska from Strelets won best madzhun. Nearly 20 folk performers and groups took part.
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Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality — 10 October 2026
Illustrative photograph: Rob Wicks / Unsplash. Jars of marmalade; not a photograph of the Strelets festival. Cropped to 1200×675 px.
