A Ukrainian Easter Festival is taking place on the territory of TechPark Sofia until 8 PM tonight. “We want to bring Ukrainian traditions to Bulgarians, and to thank the Bulgarian state and all Bulgarians who have been helping us for over a..
Hundreds of believers are set to go to the historic hill Tsarevets in Bulgaria’s old capital Veliko Tarnovo, where, under the open skies, they will welcome the Holy Fire to the sound of the city’s church bells. An Easter service will take place..
What were known as “open” postcards appeared in Western Europe in the 1860s – postcards without an envelope, with the addresses of the recipient and of the sender on the one side and text on the flipside – the forerunners of the greeting cards. After..
During the Holy Liturgy on Maundy Thursday in the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral in the city of Veliko Tarnovo, Metropolitan Gregory of Veliko Tarnovo blessed over 2,200 Easter eggs. Together with over 200 kozunaks, they will be..
Maundy Thursday is one of the two designated days in the Holy Week before the Resurrection of Christ on which every Christian family can paint the festive Easter eggs for the holiday . Traditionally, the first egg is always red, as a kind of..
On today's Orthodox Maundy Thursday in the center of Sofia from 10.00 to 11.30 a.m. in St. Nedelya Square will be held the traditional Easter egg dyeing and sports games. Children from the capital's kindergartens will participate in these games. At..
Holy Week has begun and Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria are preparing to welcome the Resurrection of Christ. Among other preparations, many towns and cities are being transformed for the holiday with art bazaars and workshops on Easter decorating..
Holy Mass was held in the Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky in Sofia on the occasion of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem. "May the peace and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with us all!" wished Patriarch..
The Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Resurrection of Christ. In Bulgaria, north of Plovdiv lives the largest Catholic community in Bulgaria, numbering over 20,000 people. Among the kozunaks characteristic of Bulgarian lands, in this part of..
"Time with a smile for the lonely elderly" in Burgas Volunteers from Burgas for yet another year are organizing an Easter campaign "Time with a smile for the lonely elderly", reports BNR Burgas. The idea is to collect food for the needy in the Burgas..
