A Bulgarian nationalist protest against sending military aid to Ukraine.

May 5, 2022 Kristen Ghodsee

On Wednesday, the Bulgarian government voted to send military aid to Ukraine and some Bulgarians were very unhappy. A new nationalist party is gaining more and more support as the war drags on.

Orthodox Easter at Alexander Nevski Cathedral

April 23, 2022 Kristen Ghodsee

Writing anthropology: Essays on Craft and Commitment

June 22, 2020 Kristen Ghodsee

So happy to be a part of this excellent and valuable collection of essays on writing in the field of anthropology, just out from Duke University Press. Huge shout out to Carole McGranahan for pulling it all together.

It's a little late, but I put my Martenitza on today

February 26, 2019 Kristen Ghodsee

I was cleaning through some drawers last weekend and found a nice stash of Bulgarian martenitzi to wear in advance of the “Baba Marta” holiday on March 1. Adds a nice dash of color!

From Wikipedia:

“A Martenitsa is a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn and usually in the form of two dolls, a male and a female. Martenitsi are worn from Baba Marta Day (March 1) until the wearer first sees a stork, swallow, or blossoming tree (or until late March). The name of the holiday means "Grandma March" in Bulgarian and the holiday and the wearing of Martenitsi are a Bulgarian tradition related to welcoming the spring, which according to Bulgarian folklore begins in March.”