On October 19 the Orthodox Church marks the Feast of St. John of Rila - heavenly protector of the Bulgarian people. Ivan Rilski was born around 876 and until the age of 25 was a shepherd, but after that he became a monk and lived in complete solitude, prayer and fasting. He died in year 946 and was buried in the Rila Monastery that he established.
For the past 20 years, on the initiative of the Bulgarian Doctors' Union, the Day of Bulgarian Doctor has been marked on this date as St. Ivan Rilski is considered the patron saint of doctors.
The path to the economic prosperity of the Roma people goes through cultural legitimacy, says Ognyan Isaev, director of the Educational Opportunities and Achievements Program at the Trust for Social Achievement , on the occasion of International..
Four of the people injured in the fire that broke out at a nightclub in the Macedonian city of Kočani will be discharged today from the Pirogov Emergency Hospital, announced Prof. Maya Argirova, head of the hospital’s Department of Burns and Plastic..
The Ministry of Justice has published for public discussion a package of legislative changes against delay in serious road accident cases. These measures are the result of a commitment made by Minister of Justice Georgi Georgiev to parents..
On Monday there will be snow showers or a mix of rain and snow in many places. The precipitation will decrease and stop, and the clouds will clear in the..
Unemployment in Bulgaria is below 4 per cent , according to NSI data for March quoted and summarised by BNT. Last month also saw an 8% increase..
On the occasion of World Health Day (April 7), Bulgaria’s Premier Rosen Zhelyazkov expressed his deep appreciation and respect for doctors and..
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