Momchilgrad municipality released unique footage a few days ago which went viral on social media. The video, shot using a drone, offers a bird’s eye view of the mysterious medieval fortress Asara in the region of the village of Ralitsa in the..
At the end of 1988 and the beginning of 1989, the newly elected president of France François Mitterrand went to several capitals of the changing Eastern block. After travelling to Czechoslovakia and before going on to Warsaw, Mitterrand came to..
A great blessing and joy for all Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria is the Saint Athanasius Monastery near the town of Chirpan. It was founded by the saint himself in the IV century (344), near an old Roman fortress, close to the then town of Beroe..
Today the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honours the memory of the Venerable Anthony the Great. Bulgarians call the day Antonovden. Anthony is considered the founder of Christian monasticism. According to Bulgarian popular tradition Antonovden is..
Who were the world's first goldsmiths? The Thracians, who inhabited Bulgarian lands from the Bronze Age to the time of the Roman emperors, were certainly among them. And did you know that there are more than 80 Thracian treasures in museums and..
Exactly 80 years ago - on January 10, 1944, during the Second World War, the most destructive round-the-clock Anglo-American bombing was carried out over Sofia. At nighttime, the Bulgarian capital city was attacked by the British aviation, and during..
St John the Baptist - the last Old Testament prophet and the baptiser of Jesus - is revered on Ivanov Day. 347 534 Bulgarians who go by the name of Ivan (John) celebrate their name day today. "Ivan is a title, not a name," is what Bulgarians like to say..
On January 5, on the eve of Epiphany, Holy Liturgy and water blessing are performed in Orthodox churches across Bulgaria. People often call the ritual “Voditsi”. This holiday closes the cycle of the so-called "dirty days" that start on December 25...
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church today celebrates the Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord. On the eighth day after his birth, Christ was taken to the Temple to be consecrated to God and to carry out the tradition of circumcision. Believers today..
On 27 December, the Orthodox Church honours the memory of the first Christian martyr - St. Stephen . He was a miracle worker who, like Christ, laid his hands on the sick and they were healed. And although there are few records of his life, the saint is..
Bulgaria is ahead of many countries in the world in terms of representation of women in parliament, as well as in high positions in the corporate sector..
The exhibition "Mount Athos in drawings and photographs" will be opened on May 22 at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome . The event, which..
Caretaker Minister of Education Galin Tsokov has assured that the nearly 20 million euros earmarked in the budget for higher education..
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