 The fair is traditionally opened with the "Bela Sam Bela Yunache" („Бела съм бела юначе“) song, the unofficial anthem of the Rhodopes, and reaches its climax with the "Zvezden Rozhen" („Звезден Рожен“; "Starry Rozhen") performance, when, on the evening of the first day, under the stars, the most prominent Rhodopean singers perform the best known songs from the region.Michael Sheridan (Irish politician)

Michael Sheridan (1896 – 6 July 1970) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.A farmer, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan constituency at the 1933 general election.