Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Poll: The majority of Bulgarians celebrate 8 March

Photo: BGNES

The majority of Bulgarians (63%) celebrate International Women's Day on 8 March. The holiday is more respected by women, with almost 8 out of 10 responding positively. Almost two-thirds of women (65%) say they feel more special on this day. This is the result of an opinion poll conducted by Trend Agency for 24 Chasa Daily between 10 and 16 February 2025.

43% of Bulgarians believe that 8 March is all about a festive atmosphere. Three out of ten people (30%) think that the date has an important social meaning besides the festive spirit. This opinion is more common among women. For 18%, the holiday is outdated and unimportant.

The dominant opinion is that 8 March is a holiday for all women - 62% of respondents say so. For 20% it is Mother's Day. For 8% the date is a socialist holiday and 5% associate it most with the struggle for women's rights.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

The frozen Danube (1985)

The frozen Danube is now just a hard-to-believe memory for residents of ‎Bulgaria's Silistra

Four decades have passed since the longest freezing of the Danube River waters, which the residents of the Bulgarian towns along the Danube remember. In 1985, the river was covered in ice for two whole months - from January 16 to March 16. Then the ice..

published on 3/9/25 7:05 AM

On Women's Day, traffic police in Vratsa and Burgas give flowers to female drivers

For another year, traffic police in Vratsa and the Burgas region have stopped women drivers - not for violations, but to surprise them with a tulip and a greeting in honour of International Women's Day on March 8. The initiative in Vratsa took place..

published on 3/8/25 5:22 PM

Sea near Varna turns brown due to plankton bloom

An investigation carried out after a signal was received about an unnatural dark brown colour of the water near the beach in the Varna district of Asparuhovo , as well as in the entire area of the port of Varna on the Black Sea coast, has revealed that..

published on 3/8/25 4:15 PM