On the Saturday before Pentecost, 3 June, the Bulgarian Orthodox church marks Cherry All Souls’ Day, on which Christians honour their dead.
On this day church bells toll mournfully, and believers take flowers to the graves of their loved ones where they light a candle, pour wine over the grave and offer incense. Wheat is also taken to the grave, and to church, where bread is broken and the pieces handed out with the words: May God rest his soul. On this day cherries, the most popular fruit at this time of the year, are added to the sacrificial food.
A protest was held in the city of Pernik against animal abuse and for maximum sentences for two residents of the city, Gabriela Sashova and Krasimir Georgiev, who killed animals in a particularly cruel way. They filmed their actions..
The monthly inflation for February compared to January is 0.6%, and the annual inflation for February 2025 compared to February 2024 is 4%, according to the data of the National Statistical Institute. The inflation since the..
Tuesday will be a day of national mourning as an expression of solidarity with our closest neighbour in the Balkans, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov announced. A fire at a disco in the North Macedonian city of Kočani killed 59..
A protest is taking place in Sofia to demand maximum sentences for a man and a woman who killed animals in a particularly cruel way. So far, nearly..
Overnight, clouds over the north and east will bring brief showers. There will be light to moderate westerly winds which will increase in strength on..
In response to the tragedy in North Macedonia, where more than 50 people lost their lives in a fire at a nightclub in the town of Kočani, Foreign..
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