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Bulgarian History: 147 since the April Uprising

According to tradition, there will be reenactments of the April Uprising, which marked the beginning of the Bulgarian liberation movement, at the historical sites

Society » Culture | May 1, 2023, Monday // 10:48 | Viewed: 7096

Today is Easter Monday

Today, from the second day of the Orthodox Easter, the Bright Week begins

Society » Culture | April 17, 2023, Monday // 10:45 | Viewed: 7772

A Bulgarian Delegation will bring the Holy Fire from Jerusalem

A Bulgarian church delegation will go to Jerusalem to bring the Holy Fire for Easter - after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Society » Culture | April 15, 2023, Saturday // 10:23 | Viewed: 7502

Holy Saturday marks the End of Holy Week

The Orthodox world is preparing to welcome Easter. Holy Saturday marks the end of Holy Week

Society » Culture | April 15, 2023, Saturday // 09:54 | Viewed: 6886

Today is Good Friday - The Saddest Day for Christians

Today is Good Friday for the Orthodox world

Society » Culture | April 14, 2023, Friday // 10:39 | Viewed: 7224

Today is Maundy Thursday

The Orthodox world is in the days of Holy Week, during which Christians relive the last days of the earthly life of Jesus Christ

Society » Culture | April 13, 2023, Thursday // 09:38 | Viewed: 6381

Holy Wednesday is the Day of Repentance, Forgiveness and Betrayal

Holy Wednesday in the Christian tradition is the Wednesday of Holy Week

Society » Culture | April 12, 2023, Wednesday // 09:07 | Viewed: 5073

52% of Bulgarians did not Visit a Single Cultural Event in 2022

A study of the consumption of cultural products by the adult population of the Republic of Bulgaria shows rather worrying data

Society » Culture | April 11, 2023, Tuesday // 10:21 | Viewed: 4894

Holy Tuesday - a Day of Humility

In the calendar of our Orthodox Church, today is Great Tuesday - a day for humility and sermon

Society » Culture | April 11, 2023, Tuesday // 09:47 | Viewed: 4493

Holy Week begins

The last week of Jesus Christ's earthly life is called "Great" or "Holy Week", i.e. Week of suffering, prelude to eternal life

Society » Culture | April 10, 2023, Monday // 08:12 | Viewed: 5942

Bulgarians Celebrate Palm Sunday

The Orthodox world celebrates one of the great Christian holidays - the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem

Society » Culture | April 9, 2023, Sunday // 11:44 | Viewed: 6114

Bulgarians Celebrate Lazarus Day

Today, the Orthodox Church honors Lazarus of Bethany, whom Jesus Christ resurrected

Society » Culture | April 8, 2023, Saturday // 08:29 | Viewed: 6757

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates the Annunciation

Bulgaria's Orthodox Church celebrates the Annunciation with solemn services

Society » Culture | March 25, 2023, Saturday // 10:27 | Viewed: 5024

First Bulgarian Author Nominated for the “Booker” Award!

“Time Shelter” (Vremeubezhishte) by Georgi Gospodinov has entered the long list of nominations for the most prestigious international award given for a specific literary work, reported “Janet 45” - the Bulgarian publisher of the novel

Society » Culture | March 14, 2023, Tuesday // 16:09 | Viewed: 3904

The Dobruja Pie (Banitsa) became a Protected Product not of Bulgaria, but of Romania

The Dobrudja pie (banitsa) became a protected product of Romania

Society » Culture | March 9, 2023, Thursday // 17:29 | Viewed: 6428

Today marks 80 years since the Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews

March 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the rescue of Bulgarian Jews in the old borders of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from the Nazi death camps

Society » Culture | March 9, 2023, Thursday // 08:58 | Viewed: 4771

Bulgarians Celebrate Saint Theodore’s Day (Horse Easter)

The Saturday after Shrovetide (Sirni Zagovezni) is Saint Theodore's Day (Todorovden). This year the changeable in date Christian holiday is celebrated on March 4

Society » Culture | March 4, 2023, Saturday // 10:17 | Viewed: 4098

Bulgarian Historian: Our Freedom was not Gifted to us

There are often hints that our freedom was gifted to us, but that is not the case. Both the liberation of Greece and the liberation of Serbia took place after unsuccessful uprisings and with the intervention of the great powers and with the voluntary mili

Society » Culture | March 3, 2023, Friday // 12:18 | Viewed: 4191

March 3rd 1918: Russia Capitulated to Bulgaria?

The Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty of March 3, 1918, between the Quadruple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire on the one hand, and Bolshevik Russia on the other, ended Russian participation in the First World War

Society » Culture | March 3, 2023, Friday // 10:37 | Viewed: 14041

3rd of March: National Day of Bulgaria

Amid ongoing debates over whether March 3 is the most appropriate date for a national holiday, today Bulgaria will mark the 145th anniversary of the Liberation with solemn ceremonies across the country

Society » Culture | March 3, 2023, Friday // 10:08 | Viewed: 6173

Bulgarians Celebrate Baba Marta who brings the End of the Cold and the Beginning of Spring

Every year on March 1, Bulgarians put on themselves and gift their close ones white and red martenitsi

Society » Culture | March 1, 2023, Wednesday // 10:00 | Viewed: 5727
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