On September 17, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Holy Martyrs Sophia, Vyara, Nadezhda and Lyubov ( Wisdom, Faith, Hope and Love). The legend has it that Sophia and her three daughters were subjected to terrible torture by Emperor Hadrian in Rome for professing Christianity. Hadrian urged them to offer a sacrifice to the goddess Artemis, but the young girls remained unyielding and died a martyr's death with their mother.
September 17 is also the day of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. September 17 was declared a holiday of Sofia by a decision of the Sofia Municipal Council of March 25, 1992. On this day a festive liturgy is served near the St. Sofia Church.
Bulgarian capital Sofia celebrates its day with a festive programme
Our most important task at the moment is to ensure the safe return of all Bulgarian citizens who wish to be evacuated from Lebanon, President Rumen Radev told journalists in Burgas. Noting that the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East had..
Half of young people in Bulgaria with a monthly income of more than EUR 1 000 are afraid of financial problems , according to a representative survey by Trend. The "Young People in Bulgaria - Mental Risks, Challenges and Perspectives" survey was..
''The second evacuation flight from Lebanon will be carried out today around noon, provided the circumstances are favorable'', caretaker Premier Dimitar Glavchev said before inaugurating the reconstructed border checkpoint “Kalotina”. The flight crew..
Some of the Bulgarians in Lebanon were evacuated on a government aircraft flight on Monday evening. The first group, consisting of 89 people, mostly..
''The second evacuation flight from Lebanon will be carried out today around noon, provided the circumstances are favorable'', caretaker Premier Dimitar..
The Kalotina border checkpoint on the border with Serbia has already been renovated and has a nearly 30% increased capacity for passenger cars. It has..
Mostly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy