Today the Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks a feast day revered equally by Orthodox Christians and Catholics, as well as by other Christian denominations – the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. According to the Holy Writ, this is the day when the Holy Mother of God ascended to heaven to join her Son.
According to popular tradition in Bulgaria on Assumption Day, August 15 after church service, ritual bread is blessed which the women then give out to friends and neighbours for health and in memory of deceased loved ones. Believers seek protection from the Holy Virgin for coping with all sorts of problems in life.
The new school year will start with a significant shortage of teachers - about 200 in Sofia alone and nearly 1,000 in the rest of the country. This was announced by Assen Alexandrov, chairman of the Association of Directors in Secondary Education, who..
Rival DPS coalitions must prove that the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party is not part of their structure in order to participate in the early parliamentary elections on 27 October, the Central Election Commission has decided. The DPS of..
On September 5, at 10:00 p.m. local time, the Niagara Falls will be illuminated in the colors of the Bulgarian tricolor. The occasion for the light show is Unification Day - September 6. The initiative is the Consulate General of Bulgaria in..
Unforgettable experiences with fresh beer, specially developed alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer cocktails, favorite Bulgarian and foreign hip-hop and rock..
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation will assist Bulgaria in bringing the Chaira power plant back into operation as soon as possible. The..
On 5 September at 10pm local time, Niagara Falls will be illuminated in the colours of the Bulgarian national flag - white, green and red. The light show..
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