On 1 January the Bulgarian Orthodox church marks the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ and St. Basil’s Day. January 1 is the day when the memory is honoured of influential theologian St. Basil the Great, who dedicated himself to pious and charitable work.
Almost 127,000 Bulgarians named Vassil, Vassilia, Vassilena, Vesselin, Vessela etc., celebrate their name-day today. In Bulgarian folklore tradition, the day is called Vassilitsa and Survaki. The ritual of survakane is performed early in the morning as young boys make the rounds of the homes in the town or village, and tap the backs of family and friends with a decorated cornel twig (survachka) with wishes for health and prosperity.
The 12th National Conference of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) will be held today in Sofia. It is expected that structural changes will be made so that DPS will have only one chairman - Delyan Peevski. It is also expected that the figure..
12 settlements in Smolyan district are without electricity after the heavy snowfall yesterday. Settlements in the municipalities of Smolyan, Devin and Chepelare have been without electricity since last night due to fallen trees on the power grid...
Sunny weather will prevail on Sunday. There will be more significant cloudiness before noon over the northeastern regions, and after noon in places in southeastern Bulgaria. There will be a moderate westerly-northwesterly wind. Minimum temperatures..
According to the Bulgarian Embassy in Berlin, there is currently no information about Bulgarian citizens injured after the terrorist attack in the city of..
Representatives of 4 clubs of the Macedonian Patriotic Organization (MPO) in North America met at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Youngstown. The host..
This year, employers prefer to replace the 13th salary with Christmas events and bonuses. Less than 50% of companies in Bulgaria pay bonuses...
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