Today the Bulgarian Orthodox Church pays tribute to one of the most revered Christian saints, St. Nicholas of Myra, Miracle-Worker, with liturgies held across the country.
St. Nicholas Day or Nikulden, 6 December, falls in the period of the Nativity Fast and many Orthodox Christians take Holy Communion. Fish, invariably part of the St. Nicholas Day meal, is taken to church for thurification. St. Nicholas is believed to be the patron saint of bankers, merchants, fishermen and sailors. December 6 is the name day of more than 200,000 Bulgarians named Nikolay, Nikola, Nikolina, Nina, Kolyo, Nikoleta, Nenka, Nenko.
Today, t he Rozhen Monastery "Nativity of the Theotokos" will celebrate its patron saint's day with a procession with the miraculous icon of "Theotokos – Portaitissa" and a blessing of the sacrificial (kurban) meal. The monastery lost its..
It will be sunny on Sunday with a temporary increase in cloudiness over the eastern parts of the country and the mountains in the afternoon . Daytime highs will range from 25°C and 30°C, for Sofia around 27°C. It will be mostly sunny over the..
Tsanko Tsankov became the first swimmer to cover a distance of over 100 kilometers in the Danube River. "Tsanko Tsankov did it! 108 kilometers and 250 meters in the Danube River – 18 hours, 12 minutes and 32 seconds! Non-stop swimming!..
Tsanko Tsankov became the first swimmer to cover a distance of over 100 kilometers in the Danube River. "Tsanko Tsankov did it! 108..
The celebration of the 139th anniversary of the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia ended with a fireworks ceremony in..
"Bulgaria is everywhere where Bulgarian is spoken, where there are Bulgarian associations and Bulgarian schools that preserve and develop the Bulgarian..
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