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The Sofia Christmas Tree in 2009. Photo by BGNES
For the third consecutive year the Christmas lights of Bulgaria's capital Sofia will be lit on December 1.
The traditional Sofia Christmas tree, the 50-year-old pine near the Rila Hotel in the downtown, will be opened by Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, at 6:30 pm on December 1.
The Christmas Tree ceremony will be preceded by an open concert of dance and song groups, which will be brought from the National Palace of Culture to the tree with an antique tram car. The ceremony will feature fireworks.
For the first time in several years, there will be Christmas lights on the Brussels Blvd leading to the Sofia International Airport. The Russian Church, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the National Theater will also feature special Christmas decorations, as will several other major boulevards and buildings.
The Sofia Municipality has set aside only BGN 30 000 for Christmas lights this year; this, however, is compensated by private companies whose combined contribution to making Sofia pretty for the winter holidays is over BGN 500 000.
The lights of the Christmas tree in Sofia will light up today at 6 pm in front of the National Palace of Culture.
Decorating the Christmas tree is perhaps the most popular custom associated with the Nativity of Christ.
More than 18,000 LED lights have been lit, used as a Christmas tree decoration in California, believed to be the highest in the world, world agencies reported.
Today, on November 30, 2018 (Friday) in the park in front of the National Palace of Culture, the lights of the festive Christmas tree of Sofia will be lit.
On November 30, 2018 (Friday) in the park in front of the National Palace of Culture, the lights of the festive Christmas tree of Sofia will be lit.
The Christmas tree of Sofia officially was presented on Tuesday night next to the National Palace of Culture.
Today, February 14, Bulgarians across the country are raising their glasses to celebrate Trifon Zarezan, the traditional holiday honoring the patron saint of vineyards and wine.
Saturday will start with predominantly clear skies.
A tragic discovery was made in Sofia after the body of a newborn baby, placed inside a plastic bag, was found close to a playground in the Druzhba-1 residential area, the Sofia Police Directorate confirmed.
Bulgaria’s average salary for the fourth quarter of 2025 reached 2,678 leva, or 1,369 euros, marking an increase of over 5% compared to the previous quarter, according to the National Statistical Institute.
Bulgaria will face unsettled and wet weather on Friday, according to the forecast issued by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology for February 13
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