Today the town of Pliska, Northeastern Bulgaria, is hosting celebrations to mark 1335 years since the creation of the Bulgarian state in the Balkans. Pliska was the first capital of Bulgaria in this part of Europe. Celebrations peak today at 6 pm..
On May 2 the Bulgarian Orthodox church marks St. Boris day in memory of Tsar Boris-Mikhail, baptizer, who converted Bulgarians to Orthodox Christianity. Tsar Boris I, called “equal to the apostles” died on this day in the year 907. Boris I gave..
