The Christian Orthodox Church marks today the day of Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-creating Cross or the Feast of the Cross (Krustovden). Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Neophyte headed the special church service held in the Patriarchal Cathedral St. Alexander Nevski in Sofia. Photo: BTA

Today Bulgarian firemen mark their professional day. At a ceremony before the building of Chief Directorate Fire Safety and Protection of the Population the firemen offered wreaths and flowers at the Monument of those perished in duty. Photo: BGNES

Archive documents and objects related to banking in Bulgaria from about a century ago are put on display in an exposition of the UBB and the Regional Museum of History in Plovdiv. Photo: BGNES

A ceremony took place at Sofia Airport for marking its 80^th birthday. On the occasion, a postal stamp was validated. The author of the stamp is young painter Emilio Borata. Photo: BTA

For the second year the village of Stefan Karadjovo, southern Bulgaria is the venue of the Steackspo exposition. The event is dedicated to the tendencies in the meat producing cattle breeding. This year’s edition presents nine meat breeds in four categories. The international experts attending the Steakspo shared their experience and good practices in cattle breeding. Photo: BTA

For the sixth year in a row people from the village of Buhovtsi, northeast Bulgaria, organized the Fest of Mekitsa (fried dough pastry served hot with jam and/or cheese). Women from the village prepared more than 50 kilograms of dough for making this kind of breakfast most Bulgarians so much love. Photo: BTA

The military training ground of Novo Selo is the venue of the last stage of the military police field exercise “Beyond the Horizon 2017”. The drill is part of the preparation of a Military Police company for taking part in the EU Response Forces. Photo: BTA