On May 21 the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors the Equal-to-the Apostles Saints Constantine and his mother Helena (Konstantin and Elena). In 313 AD Constantine issued the Edict of Milan which introduced Christianity as official religion in the Byzantine Empire. According to folk beliefs, any farm and field work is prohibited on this day. The feast is seen as a day to prevent the harvest from hail, because Helena and Constantine are believed to carry hail in a bag. In Bulgaria this day is also celebrated by fire dancers in the Strandzha Mountain region.
Hail storm caused huge damage in the regions of Plovdiv, Haskovo, Stara Zagora and Sliven. No people were injured but crops in many places were destroyed . The villages of Banya, Samuilovo, Zetiovo, Gita, Svoboda and Shivachevo..
13% of boys and 11% of 11-year-old girls in Bulgaria smoked at least one cigarette in the past 30 days of the survey, BGNES reported, referring to a UN report on the healthy behavior of school-age children. 17% of boys under 13 also..
Today Bulgaria is hosting a global event of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The results of the organisation's global report on social-emotional skills among 15-year-old students around the world will be announced from..
MEPs are concerned about Russian interference in the upcoming elections on June 9, and the properties on the territory of Bulgaria currently owned by..
The Bulgarian Parliament has finally postponed the liberalisation of the energy market for one year, starting from 1 July. The decision was taken with..
Members of Parliament observed a minute of silence to honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire (1915-1916). April 24 was..
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