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It was celebrated for the first time on 19 February 1880 as the Day of Emperor Alexander II's Ascension and the Conclusion of the San Stefano Peace Treaty. [4] It was officially designated as Liberation Day on its 10th anniversary in 1888 by the Principality of Bulgaria. [5] It was only in 1978 when it started to be celebrated on a national scale.
Date Holiday Official name (Bulgarian) Notes 1 January: New Year's Day: Нова година 3 March: Liberation Day: Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго See Liberation of Bulgaria. 1 May: Labour Day
1 January – New Year's Day; 3 March – Liberation Day; 1 May – Labour Day; 3 May – Orthodox Good Friday; 4–6 May – Orthodox Easter; 6 May – Armed Forces Day and Saint George's Day; 24 May – Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavic Script Day; 6 September – Unification Day; 22 September – Independence Day
1 January – New Year's Day; 3 March – Liberation Day; 18 April – Orthodox Good Friday; 19–21 April – Orthodox Easter; 1 May – Labour Day; 6 May – Armed Forces Day and Saint George's Day; 24 May – Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavic Script Day; 6 September – Unification Day; 22 September – Independence Day
However, the celebrations of the first National Day were delayed until 23 February and that day continues to be celebrated since. [19] Bulgaria: Liberation Day: 3 March: 1878 Ottoman Empire: Treaty of San Stefano which created the autonomous Principality of Bulgaria. [20] Independence Day: 22 September: 1908 [21] Bulgarian Declaration of ...
the celebration of the Liberation Day on 3 March; public holidays celebrating historical events and personalities; ceremonies for raising the national flag; state and official visits; ceremonies for offering a wreath to the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia; diplomatic and military ceremonies; other official events of national importance
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Ferdinand of Bulgaria proclaiming independence in Tarnovo, 1908. The de jure independence of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Независимост на България, romanized: Nezavisimost na Bǎlgariya) 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".