On this day in 1878 the Treaty of San Stefano ended the Russo-Turkish War. It's a day off: flags fly everywhere, and a ceremony is held on Shipka Peak. In Bulgarian, dates use ordinal numbers: "трети март"
(the third of March), "първи март"
.
Explore Bulgaria
3 March — Liberation Day
3 March is Bulgaria's national holiday — "Освобождението"
(the Liberation).
Ttaanya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
History of Bulgaria
An illustrated history of Bulgaria
Explore Bulgaria
Mark Ahsmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
24 May — a holiday for letters
24 May is a celebration of Bulgarian letters, education and culture — for many Bulgarians the most beloved holiday.
Name days
Many Bulgarians celebrate their "имен ден"
(name day) — the church feast of the saint they're named after — just like a birthday.
Ned Jelyazkov · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Bulgarian yoghurt
Bulgarians rarely say "йогурт"
— they say "кисело мляко"
, literally "sour milk".