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Calendar of events and anniversaries - March 2006
3/2/2006 9:25:50 AM
March 5
th
- 40
th
anniversary of the death of
Anna Ahmatova
(1893-1966), Russian poetess
March 5
th
- 150
th
anniversary of the birth of
Mikhail Vrubel
(1856-1910), Russian painter, graphic artist and illustrator.
March 6
th
- 110
th
anniversary of the birth of
Nikola Obreshkov
(1896-1963), BG mathematician, greatly contributed to development of BG mathematics
March 9
th
- 80
th
anniversary of the birth of
Ivan Davidkov
(1926-1990), BG poet and translator.
March 21
st
- 135
th
anniversary of the death of
Dr Peter Beron
(1800-1886), BG Revival period figure, doctor of medicine, author of the famous "Riben Boukvar" (The Fish Alphabet Book) that lay the foundations of the public education in Bulgaria during the period of Ottoman oppression.
March 27
th
- 120
th
anniversary of the death of
Dobri Chintoulov
(1822-1886), BG Revival period poet.
March 30
th
- 260
th
anniversary of the birth of
Francisco de Goya
(1746-1828), Spanish painter
March 21
st
- 420
th
anniversary of the birth of
Rene Decart
(1596-1650), French philosopher, mathematician, physicist, physiologist.
Today is BOGOYAVLENIE / YORDANOVDEN (Epiphany)
1/6/2024 9:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Yordan/ka (named after the holy river of Jordan), Yonko/a, Daniel/a, Bozhan/a, Bozhil, Boyan/a, Bogdan/a and Bozhidar/a(both meaning "God's gift"), Bogolyub/a, Boncho, Bonka, Bogomil/a (meaning "Dear to God"), Bistra.
The first BG General - General Major Sava Moutkourov, was born on that day in 1852
1/4/2024 10:00:00 AM
Colonel Sava Moutkourov, later promoted to General, was an active participant in the Unification (1885), in the Serbian-Bulgarian War (1885), he supported Stefan Sta...
January 2 is SYLVESTROVDEN (St. Sylvester Day)
1/2/2024 9:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Sylvia, Sylester, Goran, Goritsa
Today is VASSILYOVDEN (aka. St. Vasilij or St. Basil, the Great)
1/1/2024 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Vassil, Vassilka, Vassilena, Vesselina, Vesselin, Vessela, Vessie, Veska, Vulko (the name"Vassiliy" in Greek has the meaning of "regal").
Happy New Year!
1/1/2024 1:00:00 AM
We wish you all tons of love and joy, luck and happiness, success and prosperity for the new year 2024!!!
More About New Year...
12/30/2023 8:00:00 AM
Did you know that the day we celebrate the New Year on has not always been January 1st?The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays.
STEFANOVDEN (St. Stephen or Stefans Day)
12/27/2023 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Stefan (the name Stefan means 'crown'), Stefanka, Stoil, Stoyo, Stoyka, Stoycho, Stoimen, Stoichko, Stancho, Stanka, Stoyan (Minchev), Stoyanka, Tanyo, Tanya, Tsonko/a, Tsanko/a, Stanimir/a, Stamen, Zapryan/a; Ventsislav/a (also Dec. 30th)....
CHRISTMAS DAY - December 25
12/25/2023 8:00:00 AM
Name day for: Hristo, Hristina, Christina, Kolio, Bojin, Radostin, Radomir, Mladen.
Some more information on Christmas Eve
12/24/2023 11:00:00 AM
Christmas Eve is the night before Christmas, when the whole family gathers at a festive dinner with traditionally uneven number of meatless dishes - the more the number is, the richest the year is going to be.
Christmas Eve
12/24/2023 9:00:00 AM
The BG tradition says: The feast starts Dec.24th - the Christmas Eve (or known as Small Christmas). All over Bulgaria koledari (i.e. typically Bulgarian carol singers) go around their neighborhood.
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