Slaveevi Noshti ( bg, Славееви Hощи) or "

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s' Nights" in English, is an annual folk music and dance festival held in

Aitos Aytos ( bg, Айтос ), sometimes written Aitos and Ajtos, is a town located in eastern Bulgaria some 30 kilometers from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and belonging to the administrative boundaries of Burgas Province. It is the administrative ...

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. Each year the festival attracts individual performers, dance ensembles and folk choirs from all corners of Bulgaria. The mission of the festival is to preserve and popularize Bulgarian folk music, dance and culture as envisioned by the great Bulgarian composer and musician

Filip Kutev Filip Kutev ( bg, Филип Кутев), often anglicized Philip Koutev (13 June 1903 – 27 November 1982), was a Bulgarian composer, arranger and founder, with his wife Maria Kuteva, in 1951, of Bulgaria's first professional, state supported ense ...

, also native of Aitos. The festival was first held in 1968 and since then it has grown into a national competition. The competition part of the festival has two dimensions: individual and group. All performers are divided into three age groups: below 14 years of age; 14–18 years of age; and over 18 years of age. The competition segments are as follows: # Traditional folk singing performance (individual/group) # Traditional music instrument performance (individual/group) # Traditional dance performance (individual/group)

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"Славееви нощи” започват в Айтос
- "Slaveevi Noshti" begin in Aitos, 06/06/06, Internet Media Big.bg

- Award for best young performer is given during "Slaveevi Noshti" in Aitos, 05/25/06, Burgas Info
Традиционни фолклорни празници „СЛАВЕЕВИ НОЩИ” –АЙТОС 2007

38-то издание на „Славееви нощи” е едно от най-успешните
- 38th "Slaveevi Nosthi" festival is the most successful, Aitos Municipality News {{coord missing, Bulgaria Dance festivals in Bulgaria Music festivals in Bulgaria Recurring events established in 1968 1968 establishments in Bulgaria Tourist attractions in Burgas Province Folk festivals in Bulgaria Music festivals established in 1968