The city of humor and satire
Internationally known as a centre of humour and satire, Gabrovo has two theatres, the Racho Stoyanov Drama Theatre and the puppet theatre, a House of Humour and Satire that serves as a cultural institute, a centre, museum and gallery to
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popularise comic art. There is also a cinema, Aleko Cinema, and a number of museums and memorial houses both in the town and around it, most notably the Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex and the Museum of Education at the Aprilov Gymnasium. A planetarium is also in operation. Gabrovo is twinned with the Belgian town of Aalst and Mogilev in Belarus.
Residents
Gabrovians are considered to be industrious, sparing and inventive. The collection of Gabrovian jokes is being published and translated in 23 different languages in more than 40 editions. It contains funny stories from everyday life of local people, filled with wit and inner charge. It is not an accident that Gabrovo is called the International Capital of Humor.
History
On May 6th 1860 a sultan’s Decree declared Gabrovo a town. The City Day is celebrated every third Saturday of May. Traditionally on this day a church service for the prosperity of Gabrovo and the City Council grand session are held.
The Humour
The Day of Gabrovo is celebrated with many events: the International Festival of Humor and Satire, the International Biannial of Humor and Satire in Arts, the National Meeting of Joke-Tellers “Blagolazh”, the International Festival of Comedy Theater, the National Kids Festival “Little Smehourko”, the Kids Mini Carnival, the International Dixieland Parade, the Brass Orchestras Parade and of course the unforgettable Gabrovian Carnival.
The International Festival of Humor and Satire was first celebrated in 1973 and ever since unites different manifestations of the Gabrovian spirit.
Source: http://www.en.gabrovo.bg/Read.php?id=538 & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrovo#History
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