On March 26, Bulgarians mark the Day of Thrace and 106 years of the Edirne Epopee. On this day, we pay respect to the feats of the Bulgarian warriors who lost their lives in fights in Thrace and during the Siege of Edirne, as well as to the memory of the thousands of Bulgarian refugees from Thrace, who found shelter in Bulgaria during persecutions against Bulgarians from Aegean Thrace.
On March 26, 1913, during the Balkan War, the Bulgarian Army captured the Edirne fortress, which was decisive for the freedom of Thracian Bulgarians. On the occasion of the Day of Thrace in Pazardzhik, southern Bulgaria, a procession carrying a Bulgarian flag with a length of 141 meters will take place. 141 years have passed since the Liberation of Bulgaria.
Plovdiv will offer concerts, bazaars and an ice park for the Christmas and New Year holidays to its citizens and guests, the municipality has announced. Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov will light the Christmas tree in front of the Plovdiv Municipality..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 3° to 19°C, with eastern areas reaching 15–19°C and Sofia around 6°C. The day will be cloudy with widespread rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in western regions overnight and in central and southern..
“Solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine must be based on fundamental principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.” This was stated by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev at the informal video..
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