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Bulgaria Bows Head to Poet, Revolutionary Hristo Botev [Jan 06, 2012] Bulgaria marks on January 6 the 164th anniversary since the birth of one of its most revered heroes - the poet, publicist, and revolutionary Hristo Botev. The official ceremony in Sofia is scheduled to start at 12.30 and will be held in front of Botev's monument in the city's central park - "Borissova Gradina".... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks Communist Take-Over Anniversary Divided [Sep 09, 2011] The emblematic until recently date September 9, marking Bulgaria's anti-fascist uprising in 1944, will be marked in polar ways by political forces here. Celebrations across the country, initiated by the Socialist Party, will mark the 67th anniversary since the communist take-over, while members of the democracy-forbearer, the Union of Democratic Forces, will bow heads to commemorate the victims ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s Plovdiv Celebrates 126th Unification Anniversary [Sep 06, 2011] Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second largest city, is in the focus of the festivities in the country as it celebrates the 126th anniversary since its unification. A solemn retreat starting 20:30 local time on Tuesday will be the culmination of the celebrations in the city, the bTV private channel has informed. The holiday is also marked with events all across the country. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Celebrates National Unification Day [Sep 06, 2011] Bulgaria is celebrating Tuesday, September 6, 2011, the 126th anniversary since the unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia. The national celebration is traditionally hosted by the southern city of Plovdiv, which is where much of the Unification activities took place in 1885 but the holiday is marked with events all across the country. . ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks National Day of Tourism, Hiking [Aug 28, 2011] Bulgarians mark Sunday the 116th anniversary of organized hiking and tourism in the country. The event is held traditionally at the Cherni Vrah peak in the Vitosha mountain, near the capital Sofia. The first hiking and tourist society in Bulgaria was founded on August 27, 1895 by Bulgarian writer and nature-lover Aleko Konstantinov on the top of Cherni Vrah (2290 m).... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Remembers Heroes of Historic Shipka Battle [Aug 21, 2011] Thousands of Bulgarians climbed Sunday mount Shipka in the central Stara Planina mountain range to mark the 134th anniversary of the historic battle in the 1877-8 Russo-Turkish war that led to the liberation of Bulgaria. The official festivities, starting late in the morning and including a reenactment of the August events in 1877, were also honored by Speaker of Parliament Tsetska Tsacheva and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks 134th Anniversary of Liberation War's Shipka Pass Battle [Aug 20, 2011] Bulgaria will hold two-day national celebrations starting August 20 to mark the 134th anniversary of the the heroic Shipka Pass Battle during the 1877-1878 Liberation War. The event will be held under the auspices of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and will bring together over 200 official guests. The festivities will start at 11 am on Saturday with the opening of a thematic exhibition and will ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks Day of Revolutionary Hristo Botev [Jun 02, 2011] Bulgaria marks Thursday, June 2, the 135th anniversary of the death of one of the most prominent Bulgarians - the publicist, poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev, who gave his life for Bulgaria's independence. The anniversary will be commemorated all over Bulgaria with official ceremonies and laying of wreaths. At precisely 12 noon sirens invite people to a minute of silence to pay their respect ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bids Farewell to Ivan Slavkov 'Bateto' [May 05, 2011] Bulgaria is saying Thursday last goodbye to one of its most controversial public figures ? athlete and socialite figure Ivan Slavkov, aka Bateto (Big Brother). Bateto died Sunday from pulmonary virus and embolism, only 10 days before his 71st anniversary. The farewell ceremony will be held in front of one of Slavkov's most favorite spots in Sofia ? the National "Vasil Levski" Stadium.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Continues Commemoration of Historic April Uprising [May 01, 2011] The town of Panagyurishte in central Bulgaria will be the focal point Sunday of commemorations of the 135th anniversary of the 1876 April Uprising for the liberation of Bulgaria. President Georgi Parvanov and other high-ranking officials are set to visit Panagyurishte, one of the centers of the Uprising, to take part in the official celebrations. Saturday celebrations are continuing Sunday in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks 135 Years of Historical April Uprising [Apr 30, 2011] Several Bulgarian towns and cities are marking Saturday with processions, church bells ringing and cultural events the 135th anniversary of the historical April Uprising. The town of Koprivshtitsa, where the first shot of the uprising was fired, will be the focal point of the festivities, which are taking place during the entire weekend. An exhibit, titled "135 Years since the April Uprising" is ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Celebrates Day of National Liberation [Mar 03, 2011] Bulgaria celebrates on March 3rd the country's National Holiday, marking the 133rd anniversary of its Liberation from five centuries of Ottoman dominance. The Team of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) congratulates its Bulgarian readers on the occasion of Liberation Day! ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's National Day [Mar 01, 2011] On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Bulgaria as you celebrate the 133rd anniversary of your independence this March 3. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Commemorates National Hero Levski [Feb 19, 2011] Bulgaria commemorates Saturday the 138th anniversary of the death of its national hero, freedom-fighter and revolutionary Vasil Levski. Levski was sentenced to death by an Ottoman court and hanged in Sofia on February 18 (February 6 old style), 1873. Memorial services for Levski are taking place around the country, as people pay tribute to the hero at his numerous monuments, including the Levski ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Kyustendil Mayor Refused Entry in Serbia [Feb 18, 2011] The Mayor of the western Bulgarian city of Kyustendil, Petar Paunov, informs he had not been allowed to enter Serbia Friday morning. Paunov was scheduled to attend the ceremony in the town of Bosilegrad, honoring the 138th anniversary of the hanging of Bulgarian national hero and revolutionary, Vasil Levski. Currently there are 50 armed Serbian police at the Ribartsi-Oltomantsi checkpoint on the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia Mark 100th Birthday of Bulgarian Prophet Woman Vanga [Jan 31, 2011] Bulgaria marks Monday, January 31, 2011, the 100th birthday of prophet Vanga, an anniversary widely covered in the media in Russia where the Bulgarian clairvoyant is very popular. Vangeliya Gushterova, aka Vanga (or Baba, i.e.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bows Head to Poet, Revolutionary Hristo Botev [Jan 06, 2011] Bulgaria marks on January 6 the 163rd anniversary since the birth of one of its most revered heroes - the poet, publicist, and revolutionary Hristo Botev. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria celebrates 102nd anniversary of independence [Sep 23, 2010] Soldiers place a wreath at the Monument of Independence in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 22, 2010. Bulgaria celebrated the 102nd anniversary of the country's formal declaration of independence from the Ottoman Empire. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Celebrates 120th Years of Opera Tradition [Sep 12, 2010] Bulgaria is set to mark the 120th anniversary since the establishment of opera tic art in the country with a series of events. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks Hikers Day with Mountain Race, Trek [Aug 29, 2010] Bulgarians mark the 115th anniversary of organized hiking and tourism in Bulgaria Sunday at the Cherni Vrah summit in the Vitosha mountain nearby capital Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>