Bulgaria Celebrates the Day of the Enlighteners
Today Bulgarians celebrate the Day of the Enlighteners
Bulgaria Pays Tribute to Enlighteners
Society | November 1, 2009, Sunday // 09:43
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The pinnacle in celebrations will be the change of guards in front of the Presidency. Photo by BGNES
Bulgaria marks on November 1 the National Enlighteners Day with a series of events organized all across the country.
As part of an initiative, launched five years ago by the President Georgi Parvanov, statesmen and citizens will gather in front of the Presidency in Sofia to bow heads, while the national flag will be solemnly hoisted.
The pinnacle in celebrations will be the change of guards in front of the Presidency, always intriguing for citizens and visitors of the capital Sofia with the handsome uniformed soldiers and their exquisite stroll.
Bulgaria has been celebrating the National Enlighteners Day as a national holiday since 1922 and teachers and students have seen parades on this occasion since the 1930s.
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