National Day of Culture and Education

Flowers at the monument of the holy brothers Sts Cyril and Methodius.

Aranjuez

Yesterday evening with a big concert in NDK the German High School celebrate its 50 anniversary. Teachers, students, alumni, guests had a great time together.

yummy, yummy

"Serdika Center" first birthday - sweet and tasty!

The Day of the Letters

Today all Bulgarian people celebrate the Day of the Bulgarian education and culture, and of the Cyrillic alphabet. After a parade and official ceremony people lay down flowers beneath the memorial of the holy brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius in front of the National Library.

Liberation Day

Wreaths and flowers at the monument of the unknown warrior.

Theme day: Contrast

“Shape - Contrast”, captured some weeks ago; "vivacom" celebration.

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day after day

Suddenly - it happened, Sofia Daily Photo first birthday!

Independence Day

Today is our independence day. This is the church "SS. Forty Martyrs", where 100 years ago the full independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire was proclaimed by the head of state - the crowned King Ferdinand, he promulgated also himself a king of an independent country.
The church is not in Sofia, it is in Bulgarian old capital Veliko Tarnovo.

50cm higher

The 3th of March is Bulgaria's Day of Liberation.
1878 - Bulgaria regains its independence from Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano, that marks the revival of the Bulgarian State, submerged under Ottoman rule since the end of 14th century. Ceremonies, celebrating the national holiday, are traditionally held throughout the country, particularly solemn in towns and cities boasting victorious battles for Russian and Bulgarian soldiers in the 1877-1878 liberation war.

This people are trying to be higher for having better view to the ceremony yesterday evening on the place between the Parlament and the Tsar Osvoboditel Monument.