St. IVAN RILSKI (also known as St John of Rila)

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St. IVAN RILSKI (also known as St John of Rila)

8/18/2022 8:00:00 AM

St Ivan Rilski had lived in many places until he finally settled in the wonderful Rila Mountain where he founded a monastery that has been existing until now, for more than 1000 years. He made a lot of miracles and is honored today as the patron saint of Bulgaria.

Today is BOGOYAVLENIE / YORDANOVDEN (Epiphany)

1/6/2023 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

1/4/2023 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)

1/2/2023 9:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Sylvia, Sylester, Goran, Goritsa

Today is VASSILYOVDEN (aka. St. Vasilij or St. Basil, the Great)

1/1/2023 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!

1/1/2023 1:00:00 AM

We wish you all tons of love and joy, luck and happiness, success and prosperity for the new year 2023!!!

More About New Year...

12/30/2022 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)

12/27/2022 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)....