"These schools write or restore the history of Bulgaria. Extremely valuable products have been born in recent years. This is a base that can now be used by researchers in Bulgaria and abroad," says Dr. Maya Padeshka - member of the Board of the Association of Bulgarian Schools Abroad , a few days before the annual meeting of the non-governmental organization, in which, together with Prof. Tsenka Ivanova, they will be moderators of the panel: "Presentation of Bulgarian.. See more

The revival of Bulgarian statehood after five centuries of Ottoman rule is connected with the April Uprising of 1876 and the Internal Revolutionary Organization previously created by Vasil Levski. After the Treaty of Berlin of 1878, the Bulgarians lived divided in the Principality of Bulgaria which was in a vassal dependence on Turkey, in the autonomous region of Eastern Rumelia, and under full sultanic rule in Macedonia and Edirne Thrace. Again with the help.. See more

On 20 July (according to the Gregorian calendar), the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honours the Old Testament prophet Elijah, known in Bulgaria as Sveti Iliya. Celebrated as Ilinden, this day is one of the most venerated summer festivals in Bulgaria and is rich in both Christian and folk traditions. According to popular legend, when God divided the forces of nature, he entrusted Saint Elijah with summer thunder and lightning. In order to protect the crops from.. See more