With numerous events in Plovdiv, Ruse, Haskovo and Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria pays honors to the feat of the heroes of the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising. August 2, 2021 marks 118 years since the outbreak of the uprising, which was the culmination of the national liberation struggle of Bulgarians in the Macedonian and Thracian regions. Organizer of the uprising was the Internal Macedonian-Edirne Revolutionary Organization.
During the uprising in Macedonia and Thrace, more than 26,000 rebels fought 289 battles against 350,000 Turkish troops. 994 revolutionaries were killed. 201 villages and over 12,400 houses were set on fire. 4,694 civilians were killed. More than 30,000 people sought refuge within the borders of Bulgaria.
Immediately after the great Christian feast of Pentecost, we celebrate the Day of the Holy Spirit - the third person of the Holy Trinity. It is also the Church's last feast before the Feast of All Saints, which concludes the Easter cycle. The Divine..
Every year on Saturday before the great Christian holiday of Pentecost, the Church marks the second All Souls' Day of the year, which the people call Cherry All Souls' Day because it always coincides with cherry harvest season...
Bulgaria is still the only European country without a memorial to the victims of totalitarian regimes. Attention was once again called to this shameful fact, like a long untreated ulcer on the body of our society, on 1 June, when hundreds of people..
The big marble statue found recently in the ancient town of Heraclea Sintica has been moved to the History Museum in Petrich. Archaeologists..
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski is to play host to more than 300 scholars from all over the world at the traditional international conference of the..
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