On December 23, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks the Dormition of St. Naum of Ohrid the Wonder Worker, the youngest disciple of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius.
Saint Naum took part in the historic mission of Great Moravia together with Saints Cyril and Methodius. He was among the founders of the Pliska Literary School. In 905 Naum founded a monastery on the shores of Lake Ohrid, which later received his name. He died on December 23, 910.
There is a map which helped usher in the birth of modern Bulgaria during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. The Austro-Hungarian researcher Felix Kanitz (1829 – 1904) was the first West European to have travelled to more than 3,200 towns and villages..
On 3 March, Bulgaria celebrates the 147th anniversary of its liberation f rom five centuries of Ottoman rule. The day was declared a national holiday in 1990 by a decision of the National Assembly. The Treaty of San Stefano, signed on 19 February..
Today is Cheesefare Sunday. According to Orthodox tradition, this day is observed on the eve of Great Lent, when Christians seek and give forgiveness to each other . It is also known as Sirni Zagovezni because it marks the last day before Lent, when..
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