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WorksheetsFestivals and Traditions
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 16mins
it is celebrated on March 3rd and and honours the Bulgarian volunteers who, during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 with the assistance of Russian and Romanian forces, liberated Bulgaria from almost 500 years of Ottoman rule. (a)
It celebrates our deep connection to the Rosa Damascena – the Bulgarian oil- bearing rose and all the gifts it has blessed the Rose Valley with for centuries. (a)
It is the Day of the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius (a)
On March 1st people wear Martenitsas for a certain period, the end of which is usually associated with the first signs of spring – seeing a stork or a fruit tree in blossom. (a)
It is also known as The Day of Bravery and it's celebrated on May 6th. (a)
The festival is traditionally held in the last week of September. The main focus of the celebration is connected with the cultivation of the plum culture and the producing of Troyan plum brandy and other plum products. (a)
The Independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire was proclaimed on 5 October [O.S. 22 September] 1908 in the old capital of Tarnovo by Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who afterwards took the title "Tsar". (a)
On September 6th, we commemorate the unification of Eastern Rumelia and Bulgaria in 1885. (a)
The meal should traditionally have an odd number of dishes in it (normally 7, 9 or 11) and an odd number of people sitting around the table. (a)
The day is devoted to the bookmen, the enligheteners, the fighters for national liberation who have preserved through the centuries the spiritual values of the nation and its moral
1st November - Day of the Bulgairan National Revival Leaders
Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature Day
Independence Day
Liberation Day
This day is allso known as Labour Day and it is celebrated on May 1st (a)
