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6/12/2007 2:23:20 PM

June 14, Thursday, 10.30 AM, the Conference Hall of the Plovdiv Municipality is hosting a press conference presenting the First International Chamber Theater Festival “The Black Box”. The Festival will take place in the unique Hindlian House Museum in the Old Town, June 25^th – 30^th, 2007.

June 15, 16, 17, at 10.00 AM, the City Culture Center is hosting for seventh time in a row the Bulgarian City Song Festival “Tender Feelings”. The festival runs with the support of the Plovdiv Municipalityunder the guardianship of the Plovdiv Mayor, Dr Chomakov.

June 16 and 17, the Plovdiv Stadium will be hosting the small goals football tournament for the awards of “Kamentisa” Fan Coup – 64 teams have been signed for participation after the May qualifications.

June 20 – 22, the Ancient Theater is hosting the First Balkan Yoga Tournament with the participation of 200 participants from Greece, Turkey, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. Official opening: June 20, 8.00 PM, at the Ancient Theater.

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)....