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.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev is in Poland, where he is participating in the 19th meeting of the heads of state of the Arraiolos group at the invitation of his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda. The main theme of the forum this year is the opportunities..
On Friday, the lowest temperatures will range between 12°C and 17°C, for Sofia 12°C. There will be significant cloudiness during the day. Rain is expected in Western Bulgaria in the afternoon hours, spreading to the rest of the country overnight into..
After the threat of protests by the farmers, this morning a payment was made to the farmers through the Agriculture State Fund under the so-called Ukrainian aid, with BGN 200 million allocated . The remaining BGN 130 million will be provided by the end..
Hungary’s Interior Minister Sándor Pintér stated that abolishing checks at Bulgaria and Romania’s land borders will be on the agenda of the meeting of..
Bulgaria bought, but then destroyed or donated more than 5.5 million Covid vaccines. In total, this country has paid almost 250 million..
Plovdiv Airport will offer flights to Birmingham for the upcoming winter tourist season. The first flight is scheduled for November 2...
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