Text size

Willow wreaths and balcony seedlings for St Lazarus Day at the Botanical Garden in Sofia

published on 4/27/24 7:05 AM

Photo: Victoria Topalska

The University Botanical Garden in Sofia (49 Moskovska Street, opposite the monument to Vasil Levski) will be hosting a spring festival on 27 April - the day on which Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria celebrate Lazarovden (St Lazarus' Day). The celebration includes the making of a willow wreath with spring flowers (11am-1pm), folk dancing and a bazaar of balcony flowers and herb seedlings from the Botanical Garden (10.30am-3pm).

Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!

Radio Bulgaria Life botanical garden celebration st lazarus

More from category

Bulgarian students win four medals at the IOAA in Romania

The Bulgarian team is returning home with four medals from the Youth International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) , held in the Romanian city of Piatra Neamț, the Ministry of Education and Science announced. The competition brought..

published on 10/27/25 5:28 PM

The Association of Bulgarian Schools in America organises competition for National Awakeners' Day

The Association of Bulgarian Schools in America invites children from the Bulgarian community in North America to participate in a competition dedicated to November 1 - National Awakeners' Day, the organization announced on its..

published on 10/27/25 4:49 PM

Bulgaria’s honorary consul in Nevada Robert Miller awarded “Golden Laurel Branch”

Robert Joseph Miller, Bulgaria’s Honorary Consul in Nevada, was awarded the prestigious “Golden Laurel Branch” of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his exceptional merits in maintaining the diplomatic relations between the US and Bulgaria. The award..

updated on 10/27/25 1:17 PM

WEATHER

Pick city: Sofía

Overcast, rain
Min: 8 | Max: 10

BULGARIA IN PICTURES

Which world-famous Bulgarian artist designed QSL cards for Radio Bulgaria?

Phenomena STEAM Museum opens in Sofia

Sofia has a new spot for curious minds. Phenomena is a museum where science and art come together — a place to experiment, discover, and get hands-on..

published on 11/2/25 11:05 AM

A politician, diplomats and military figures: the heroes of Sofia's new museum.

‘In my view, the period between Bulgaria’s liberation and 1944 was especially significant because I believe that the country was then on the right..

published on 11/2/25 10:15 AM

Share