Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

At Flag Raising Ceremony for Bulgaria

National Day celebrated in New York, despite pouring rain

Mayor Eric Adams proclaims March 3rd as Bulgarian Heritage Day in New York City

New York Mayor Eric Adams attended the celebrations of Bulgaria's National Day, March 3, 2023.
Photo: Consulate General of Bulgaria in New York

"It rained, it rained a lot... but as promised, the Bulgarian flag flew in the skies of Manhattan, accompanied by a live performance of our national anthem by Gina Di Donato," the Consulate General of Bulgaria in New York wrote on its Facebook page. 

Despite the torrential rain, the square in New York's oldest public park - Bowling Green - was filled with Bulgarians and their friends. Once again, Bulgaria's national holiday was honoured by New York Mayor Eric Adams, who welcomed the Bulgarian community to its celebration. 

The Mayor issued a proclamation declaring March 3 as Bulgarian Heritage Day in New York City. With Bulgarian Heritage Day, the government of the megalopolis expresses its appreciation for the enormous contribution of the Bulgarian community in many spheres of life in New York and marks March 3, 1878 as "the date of the restoration of statehood to a nation known for its art, cuisine, natural beauty and biodiversity". 

In his welcome address, Angel Angelov, Bulgaria's Consul General in New York, congratulated the community and said that the first Bulgarian-language artificial intelligence platform - BgGPT, co-created by the Sofia-based Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) - would be made available to the public on the National Day. 

The celebration programme featured dozens of performers from Bulgarian schools and cultural centres in New York City.



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

(L to R) Atanas Atanasov, Kiril Petkov, Bozhidar Bozhanov, Nikolai Denkov from PP/DB

PP/DB: Boyko Borissov as PM is absolutely unacceptable

“We find the proposal of Boyko Borissov as premier of Bulgaria absolutely unacceptable, we are not going to be involved in any trading in positions.” This is the answer We Continue the Change/Democratic Bulgaria (PP/DB) gave to the proposal by GERB..

published on 11/26/24 9:12 AM

Weather forecast: Sunny weather, fog in some parts

During the night, the weather will be predominantly clear and calm. There will be fog or low clouds before midday in parts of the lowlands, valleys and around water basins. Minimum temperatures minus 4-1° C., for Sofia around minus 2° C. On..

published on 11/25/24 6:15 PM

Ursula von der Leyen mentions Bulgarian girl Debora on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Bulgarian Debora Mihaylova , who was brutally slashed with a mock knife by her boyfriend Georgi Georgiev , is one of the victims of violence mentioned by Ursula von der Leyen in her address on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of..

published on 11/25/24 5:09 PM