Presentation of Kazakh Fairy Tales in Bulgarian Language Held in Sofia

Sofia, October 23, 2024 – On the eve of the Republic Day, a presentation of a collection of Kazakh folk tales in Bulgarian language was held in the private language school-lyceum named after G.S. Ulanova. The event was organized by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Bulgaria together with the Kazakh society "Aruakh" (Sofia).

Legends about the swallow and the dispute of animals, mythical stories about the old man Kanbak and the tricks of Aldar Kose, as well as other adventures of famous characters of Kazakh fairy tales are now available to young Bulgarian readers and their parents.

Introducing children to the book, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan Viktor Temirbayev told about interesting facts related to our country and presented the children with collections of fairy tales and gifts.

Employees and students of the lyceum organized a theatrical performance, as well as a collective reading of a number of fairy tales from the presented book.

In the near future, hundreds of copies of the collection of Kazakh fairy tales will be transferred to libraries and schools in Bulgaria.

 

The chairperson of the Kazakh society "Aruakh" and at the same time the director of the private language school-lyceum named after G.S. Ulanova is Shara Karsakpaeva. The school educates children from grades 1 to 12.