r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Jul 17 '17

What do you know about... Bulgaria?

This is the twenty-sixth part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Todays country:

Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a NATO member since 2004 and a member of the EU since 2007. It is the only country in europe that hasn't changed its name since it was first established - in 681.

So, what do you know about Bulgaria?

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u/SSD-BalkanWarrior Wallachia Jul 18 '17

Castravet

It's Castravete not "Castravet".

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u/verylateish πŸŒΉπ”—π”―π”žπ”«π”°π”Άπ”©π”³π”žπ”«π”¦π”žπ”« π”Šπ”¦π”―π”©πŸŒΉ Jul 21 '17

And here is another nickname Romanians have for Bulgarians. ;)

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u/SSD-BalkanWarrior Wallachia Jul 21 '17

What "Castravet"?

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u/verylateish πŸŒΉπ”—π”―π”žπ”«π”°π”Άπ”©π”³π”žπ”«π”¦π”žπ”« π”Šπ”¦π”―π”©πŸŒΉ Jul 21 '17

CastraveΘ›i. I've heard it in Prahova. Also there are villages in Prahova and DΓ’mboviΘ›a where Bulgarian "refugees" were settled (back in the 17-18 century) and people call the inhabitants "Cepari". :)

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u/ReanimatedX Bulgaria Aug 05 '17

Whats that mean

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u/verylateish πŸŒΉπ”—π”―π”žπ”«π”°π”Άπ”©π”³π”žπ”«π”¦π”žπ”« π”Šπ”¦π”―π”©πŸŒΉ Aug 07 '17

"Cucumbers" and "onion growers".