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Marcos Baghdatis in Plovdiv

4/5/2006 12:11:02 PM

The finalist of the Australia Open tennis tournament, Marcos Baghdatis, had his first training yesterday at the Locomotive Plovdiv tennis courts. The 25th in the world rank list is currently in Plovdiv for the forthcoming tennis games of the Davis Cup, between the teams of Bulgaria and Cyprus. Baghdatis is accompanied by his brother Petros, Photos Kalias (505th in the world) and Christopher Koutroutsas.

The guests are staying at the Plovdiv Novotel Hotel, where the BG tennis players Todor Enev, Ilia Koushev, Yordan Kunev and Ivaylo Traykov are also staying. The organizers had a dinner for the two teams last night at the Puldin restaurant in the Old Town of Plovdiv.

NIKULDEN (St. Nicholas the Wonderworker)

12/6/2023 8:00:00 AM

Name day for everyone named Nikola, Nikolay, Kolyo, Nikolina, Neno, Nenka, Nikolina, Nina.

ST. SAVA (also: St. Savva or St. Sabbas the Sanctified)

12/5/2023 8:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Sava, Slavka, Slav, Vladislav, Slavi.

ST. VARVARA (St. Barbara) - December 4

12/4/2023 8:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Varvara, Barbara.

World AIDS Day

12/1/2023 9:00:00 AM

The ends of the red ribbon are pointed to the ground today, symbolizing the life that is disappearing.

Today is St.Andrews Day

11/30/2023 8:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Andrey, Andriana (the name has the meaning “masculine”, therefore “strong”).

KATERININDEN (St. Catherines Day)

11/24/2023 10:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Ekaterina, Katerina, Katya.

ST. ALEXANDER NEVSKI

11/23/2023 8:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Alexander, Alexandra, Sasho, Sashka, Tsanko. The name derives from Old Greek, having the meaning of “protector of the men”.

Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy God's Mother

11/21/2023 8:00:00 AM

The Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy God's Mother, according to Holy Tradition, this took place in the following manner: the parents of the Virgin Mary, Righteous Joachim and Anna, praying for an end to their childlessness, vowed that if a child were born to them, they would dedicate it to the service of God.

St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on November 16

11/16/2023 8:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Matey.St. Matthew

KOLEDNI ZAGOVEZNI (Christmas Shrove before Christmas Lent)

11/15/2023 8:00:00 AM

After the Great All Souls’ Day and Michaelmas, there comes Christmas Shrove - the last day you can eat meat before Christmas.

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