On February 1 the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors the memory of Saint Tryphon who died as martyr for his faith in Christ. According to the Bulgarian folk traditions, Saint Tryphon is a patron saint was wine-makers, vine-growers and bar-keepers. Traditionally, men prune the vines on this day. A total of 6,519 Bulgarians named Trifon, Trifonka, Lozan, Lozana, Grozdan, Grozdana, Veselin, Vesko, Veso, Veselina, Vesa, Radka, Radko and Racho celebrate their name day today.
Bulgarians value democracy, human rights, the rule of law and the standard of living in the EU, according to Eurobarometer data presented on July 26 by the European Commission, BTA reports. When asked what are the strengths of the..
October 9 is the deadline for applications for research residencies for literary translators from Bulgarian under the Archipelagos project, the Next Page Foundation announced. The residencies will take place at the House for..
The University of National and World Economy is the only economic one among the four Bulgarian universities present in the prestigious ranking of European universities QS World University Rankings, the press center of the educational..
The explosions near the village of Gara Elin Pelin continue, caretaker Minister of Interior Kalin Stoyanov said. Heavily equipped specialists have..
Traffic is intense at some border checkpoints with Romania, Serbia and Turkiye, Border Police said. At the border with Romania, Traffic is heavy..
The situation with the fire at the Bulgarian-Greek border is quite severe, said caretaker Minister of Interior Kalin Stoyanov. Two Greek helicopters,..
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