Sofia Seminary St. Ivan Rilski marks today its Patron Day and its 115^th anniversary. A Holy Mass was served at the seminary’s temple, named after St. Ivan Rilski. The Mass was served by Bishop Yoan, in the presence of Patriarch Neophyte. Photo: BGNES

A unique object – a ceramic head of the Mother-goddess was unearthed near the village of Mayor Uzunovo, Vidin region. The discovery was made during archeological excavations at the site of an early Neolithic settlement by a team headed by Georgi Ganetsovski. Fragments from ceramic labrets, ceramic disks, flint instruments, a cut stone cone were found in a ritual chamber, in a place used as a home altar.  Photos: BTA

24 young Eastern imperial eagles successfully left their nests this year. The number of couples of that specie has increased  by one more, and after a permanent number in the last three years, the number of families is now 29. Photo: BGNES

Two women and a man from a noble family, buried with offering objects for life after death, were unearthed by archeologists in Sozopol, on the Black Sea coast. The largest family tomb found so far during the excavations on the Apollonia necropolis was unearthed by archeologists within a private property situated on the northern slope of the Budjaka locality, south of Sozopol. The discovery is a sensation and it is the deed of a team headed by Dr. Teodora Bogdanova, Dimitar Nedev and Alexander Baralis. This archeological find is a successful closure of the Bulgarian-French research mission in Sozopol in 2018. Photos: BTA

35 collectors from across the country, brought together under the motto “Collecting – hobby, culture, investments” present their collections at the eight edition of the Collectors’ Fair “Bulcollecto-2018”. The event takes place in the city of Plovdiv.  Photo: BTA

The Children’s Radio Choir of the Bulgarian National Radio gave a concert in the ceremony hall of Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. The event is dedicated to the 29^th edition of the Days of Japanese Culture in Sofia. The children’s choir performed a selection of Bulgarian and Japanese works as well as compositions from world music masters. The choir’s conductor is Venetsia Karamanova.Photo: BTA