Life in a Wild Bulgarian Mountain Village: Christmas Time!

[@westernwanderer8397]

I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas and will have a great New Year, Lori.

[@TerryStevens-yu7iv]

Always impressed by the food in your videos! Both how it is prepared and consumed! Feast!

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Oooo I’m so glad you are enjoying the food! I LOVE learning about (and trying) food from different countries and have a lot of fun sharing our dishes with you! 😋 I think you will enjoy next week’s video. There are a lot of New Year’s dishes! 🙈 Happy New Year!! Wishing you and your family all the health and happiness in the world! 🎉😊

[@MrAdamsanto87]

I think I found my new favorite channel 🎉

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Ooooooo you made my day! 😊😊😊

[@milkanaboeva2756]

Merry Christmas 🎄 Can't even compare I ll pick selo any day instead of America 😅

[@edp8218]

Nothing like family 👍🙏😊

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Family is everything ❤️ Happy New Year!! Wishing you and your family all the health and happiness in the world! 🎉😊

[@hakanersoy7914]

Happy New Year to you all. 🎉

[@bodeensherman4999]

Thank You.... for sharing... hopes you stay warm and toasty....🌲

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Thank you! You too! It’s actually pretty warm here right now. I am wishing for snow but it doesn’t look like we will get any ❄️ You stay warm and toasty too! 😊☺️

[@QasimQadriuser-nr8qj2mz8d]

Laurie, you are looking beautiful, gorgeous ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jpeel2066]

We have a similar tradition of putting a silver sixpence in the Christmas pudding. My son visited New York just before Christmas this year. Looked lovely from the pictures but myself I'd much rather be on the farm. You have lots of interesting food to eat in Bulgaria. Great video. All the best 🇬🇧.

[@dojocho1894]

Happy New Year to a fellow New Yorker! Your videos are wonderful! Greetings from 76th and 5th.

[@bodeensherman4999]

The farm life is best....🌿

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

I couldn’t agree more! 🐓

[@QasimQadriuser-nr8qj2mz8d]

Hi, Laurie, how are you? Have a nice Christmas day❤❤❤❤❤

[@ericg1971]

A belated Merry Christmas to you and yours , best wish's for the new year .........enjoying the journey

[@QasimQadriuser-nr8qj2mz8d]

Dear friend, byeeeeeeeee, take care ❤❤❤❤❤❤, wonderful day❤❤❤❤❤

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Thank you! You too! Happy New Year!! Wishing you and your family all the health and happiness in the world! 🎉😊

[@johndegauw1326]

Vocês na Bulgária também comemoram o Natal..❤...e gatinho também 😂😊

[@VelikaBulgaria2]

Kitten at 3:24 and 9:29.🙂

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Yes! I LOVE CHRISTMAS 🎄🎁😃 Our kitties get presents every year too 😃 🐱 Happy New Year!! Wishing you and your family all the health and happiness in the world! 🎉😊

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Haha yes! I LOVE cats (and all animals) 😃🐈

[@johndegauw1326]

@@sistersofbulgaria9396 para voces também.... Saude paz.felicidades 🤗🤗

[@frogmantoad8110]

Vesela Koleda from Virginia. I was in Bulgaria for Christmas a couple of years ago. I got the coin in the bread on Christmas morning, I had to keep it in my wallet all year for luck and I have to say it worked! I went to church on Christmas morning - that was really different than what I am used to (it didn’t help that I couldn’t understand anything) but I found it very moving. I took a Christmas pickle ornament for my friends’ tree - they looked at me like I had three eyes! Have a great new years!

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Vesela Koleda and Chestita Nova Godiva from Bulgaria to Virginia!! How awesome that the coin ended up with you 😃 The pickle ornament sounds killer! I have to find one 🎄🙈😃

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Happy New Year!! Wishing you and your family all the health and happiness in the world! 🎉😊

[@QasimQadriuser-nr8qj2mz8d]

Wow, everyone is enjoying christmas❤❤❤

[@dcsblessedbees]

Merry Christmas, I Hope you had a Wonderful Holiday with Family and Friends. Thanks so much for sharing your time with us, Blessed Days...

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Wishing you and your family all the health and happiness in the world! 🎉😊🎄🎁

[@QasimQadriuser-nr8qj2mz8d]

Very nice food, very testy, yummy ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@John-t6t]

Thanks 👍 the average American could not even light a old fashion stove !! Even start a wood stove 😂 great job have a wonderful New year!?❤❤

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Haha you made me feel better about my fire starting skills! 😃😄 I’ll get there. Happy New Year to you and your family!! ❤️🎉😊

[@John-t6t]

@sistersofbulgaria9396 hello 👋 this time a year here in North East Ohio 20 miles from Pennsylvania the wood is wet unless you cut in summer and put it in the barn!! It's raining here today not even like winter!! Have a wonderful evening!👍❤️😺

[@Daytona2]

Lovely to see, thanks Laurie 🎄😊

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Thanks so much!! Can’t believe tomorrow is the last day of this year 🤯. Hope to hear from you again in the New Year! 😃🙈 Happy New Year!! Wishing you and your family all the health and happiness in the world! 🎉😊

[@Xploreoclock]

Happy holidays 🎉 🎆😊

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Happy holidays! 🎉😊🎉

[@johnnycashh7148]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you 👸 and your family 👵 👱‍♀️ 🎄 🎁 🐐 ⛰️ ❤️

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family too! Wishing you and your beautiful family all the health and happiness in the world! 🎄🎁😊🐓🐄❤️

[@johnnycashh7148]

@sistersofbulgaria9396 Stay safe ladies...enjoy the New Year...to a better 2025! 🥂 💃

[@slimdusty6328]

Merry Christmas to you all 🎄💝 and best wishes for the new year as well too💯💞love to you all from us . Wow the food and the family celebration all looks lovely. And yes i agree with you Laurie, your mum looks mighty fine too 💖. You cannot cut your own firewood in Bulgaria ?. Is it a law related to conservation or climate or shortage of trees, or for what reason. Sorry but i'm inquisitive due to being interested in understanding the local reasons for such matters

[@QasimQadriuser-nr8qj2mz8d]

Excellent video❤❤❤❤❤, always, I like your videos❤❤❤❤

[@Matttie209]

Lovely vlog ❤😊

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Thank you so much! ❤️😊❤️

[@bodeensherman4999]

Good Morning..... from WA

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Good morning!! I always look forward to hearing from you. Happy New Year to you and your family!! ❤️🎉😊

[@ericluscombe3272]

Hey again hope you are well? I would love to go to Bulgaria it really does look a lot like Vancouver Island where I was born and still live. That country was never even a thought for me until I saw your video the country should be paying you lol. By the way your boyfriend is the luckiest guy alive I hope he knows that be safe take care till next time.

[@cutchopweld5717]

Hope you had a Merry Christmas Lori(spelling?). Being relatively new to your channel(I found it crazy you also had ketchup chips) I am interested in your story. Were you born In Bulgaria then went to NY? Or us born and moved there? Sorry, you may have covered it in older videos but if you haven't your story would make a great video? Keep up the great videos and Happy New year! Kevin from Canada

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Hi Kevin! We visited Canada last year and LOVED it. My sister and I were born in New York. Our parents sent us to Bulgaria to spend summer vacation with our family there every year. That’s how I fell in love with Bulgaria. I always knew I would move back but didn’t know how or when. I will definitely make a few videos with my story 😊 Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I love meeting new people from different counties. It’s really amazing. Happy New Year!! Wishing you and your family all the health and happiness in the world! 🎉😊

[@paulmatteson9387]

Very nice video. I hope you enjoy Christmas and the coming year!

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Thank you so much!! Happy New Year!! Wishing you and your family all the health and happiness in the world! 🎉😊

[@kushalbaruah9560]

your looking to very beautiful . just like real life angel . god bless you.

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Aww thank you so much! Happy New Year!! Wishing you and your family all the health and happiness in the world! 🎉😊

[@Chamkaursingh-g9w]

I will come bulgeriya🤗🤗😍

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

So exciting! 😃❤️

[@QasimQadriuser-nr8qj2mz8d]

Wow, very nice recipe, testy❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Thank you so much!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@QasimQadriuser-nr8qj2mz8d]

Very cold❤❤❤❤

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Ooooo it’s so cold 🥶

[@informationcollectionpost3257]

I remember my grandparents' stove being similar to a wood stove, but it had a coal grate, and they burned coal in it. We grew up in a strip mining area for coal. Much of the coal was known as Steam Coal as it was used to generate steam for electric generation. I believe that Bulgaria is active in coal mining as a country, even if not in your area of Bulgaria. Is coal less expensive than wood in Bulgaria? ( it was for my grandparents) Warning, burning coal is a very dirty process. We, as a family, always bought a live burlap & balled pine tree, which was planted somewhere on our property after Christmas. Of course, you have to place the tree in a wide mouthed bucket and then water it regularly. It was a different tradition than most people around us. Whether your in the city or in a rural if you emphasize family, family traditions, and Jesus Christ in your Christmas you should have a meaningful Christmas. Provided you do this, it shouldn't matter if you live in the big city or a rural remote village. If your family holds these values, Christmas should be meaningful regardless of where you live or where you are at.

[@tomscott4723]

Party On!

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

🥳🎉🙈

[@CraigAnderson-h2h]

Have a Happy New Year!

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Happy New Year!! Wishing you and your family all the health and happiness in the world! 🎉😊

[@derekbilston]

Cant beat a traditional Christmas in the countryside. And cabbage water to drink as we say here in England although its not so well known as it used to be.

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

I couldn’t agree more! I had no idea you guys have cabbage water in England!? So cool (and yummy)😋 Happy New Year!! Wishing you and your family all the health and happiness in the world! 🎉😊

[@derekbilston]

@@sistersofbulgaria9396 And you and yours also have a good new year.

[@kushalbaruah9560]

happy new year 2025 👍👍👏👏👏

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Happy New Year!!!! 🎆🎊🎈

[@ericluscombe3272]

sorry forgot HAPPY NEW YEARS have to do video about new yrs there just going to watch now so if you say that in video disregard lol.

[@gavinwells368]

I would choose the Selo.

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Me too 😃

[@ChefEarthenware]

I definitely prefer the Bulgarian approach (except for the drinking the cabbage juice).

[@derekbilston]

Cabbage water as we say in England. I still drink it. Its probably gone out of fashion here though.

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Ooooo give it a try! It’s actually sooo good! 😃🙈

[@kushalbaruah9560]

your future husband very lucky man in the world .

[@glenn413333333a]

I want to play break the pitka with you, Laurie. You're beautiful!

[@masonsmith858]

Selo Christmas is way better then the New York one just saying

[@sistersofbulgaria9396]

Haha I agree! 😉

[@KF-qj2rn]

a national radio host had to mention Krampus, and coming from eastern Europe: I'd never heard of it until 2000, and it would have conflicted with traditional Christian values (that don't exist now) as a pagan origin folkstale.

[@kushalbaruah9560]

i hope you aer ok one day meet you in real life .

[@_TheMax_]

My comments are censored, just giving you advice because I come the same way as you did (just in Croatia). Some of the points: Optimize Your Living Space: Arrange your home to maximize comfort, efficiency, and functionality for a peaceful and productive lifestyle. Secure Independent Transportation: Invest in a reliable car, bike, or other means of transport to stay connected to nearby towns and essential services. Choose a Strategic Location: Select a residence close to a city or town that supports your social life, cultural activities, and necessary amenities. Maintain a Stable Income: Ensure you have a reliable source of income, such as remote work or a location-independent business, to sustain your lifestyle. The most important is to find friends and travel as much as you can. (look for EU founds (grands) for small business for returning citizens to village I an targeting EUR 120K)