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Animalistic masks and clanging bells are on display at the annual masquerade games staged in Pernik each January to banish evil spirits and clear the way for a prosperous year. Photo by Vasil Stefanov
BDZ provides 4000 additional seats in the trains between Sofia and Pernik for the Surva Festival.
Pernik hosts the Sourva International Masquerade Festival, which started yesterday and will continue until Sunday.
The festival has been organized since 1966, and since 1985 it has been international.
Traditionally, about 6,000 people compete in it, gathering about 100 masquerade groups from all ethnographic regions of Bulgaria and guests from other countries.
Residents and visitors in Sofia will be able to park without payment in the city’s “blue” and “green” zones during the upcoming Easter holidays
A 40-meter-high Ferris wheel has been installed in central Sofia, becoming a new attraction for residents and visitors seeking panoramic views of the capital.
Health authorities have reported a total of 66 confirmed measles cases in Bulgaria, with the first infection now recorded in Sofia, according to data published on the Ministry of Health’s epidemic monitoring platform.
A total of 147 years have passed since Sofia was officially designated as the capital of Bulgaria
Restaurant and café prices in Bulgaria have increased sharply over the past decade, rising by close to 110%, according to analysis by the Institute for Market Economics
The Ombudswoman institution has voiced strong opposition to the proposed increase in heating prices in Sofia, which is expected to approach nearly 30 percent
A serious road accident in the Burgas region has left a 14-year-old boy in a coma with life-threatening injuries, while several other people, including a child, were also hurt
The Bulgarian Ministry of Health has expressed support for the Bulgarian Medical Association’s proposal to raise the prices of all medical services by 25 percent
Weather conditions across Bulgaria today are expected to remain stable and predominantly sunny, accompanied by light winds coming from the southwest
Orthodox Easter Monday is the day following Easter Sunday and is observed across Bulgaria as part of the wider Easter celebration within the Orthodox Christian tradition
Easter is the most important religious holiday in the Orthodox Christian calendar and is widely celebrated across Bulgaria. It marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ and follows the completion of Holy Week, which includes Good Friday and Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday, known in Bulgaria as Lazarus Saturday’s continuation of the Easter cycle, is a quiet but deeply symbolic day in the Orthodox Christian calendar
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