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The Bitola inscription is a stone inscription from the First Bulgarian Empire written in the Old Church Slavonic language in the Cyrillic alphabet. [1] Currently, it is located at the Institute and Museum of Bitola, North Macedonia, among the permanent exhibitions as a significant epigraphic monument, described as "a marble slab with Cyrillic letters of Ivan Vladislav from 1015/17". [2]
The Vinča symbols [a] are a set of undeciphered symbols found on artifacts from the Neolithic Vinča culture and other "Old European" cultures of Central and Southeast Europe. [3] [4] They have sometimes been described as an example of proto-writing. [5] The symbols went out of use around 3500 BC. [6]
A man from Florence, 1888 Renaissance-style painting by Konstantin Velichkov.. A number of ancient civilizations, including the Thracians, ancient Greeks, Scythians, Celts, ancient Romans, Goths (Ostrogoths and Visigoths), Slavs (East and West Slavs), Varangians and the Bulgars have left their mark on the culture, history and heritage of Bulgaria.
The coat of arms of Bulgaria [1] [a] consists of a crowned golden lion rampant over a dark red shield; above the shield is the Bulgarian historical crown.The shield is supported by two crowned golden lions rampant; below the shield there is compartment in the shape of oak twigs and white bands with the national motto "Unity makes strength" inscribed on them.
The monastery was destroyed in a fire in the early 19th century and rebuilt between 1834 and 1862, at the time of Bulgarian National Revival. [10] Ancient City of Nessebar: Burgas Province: 1983 217; iii, iv (cultural) The coastal city of Nessebar started as a Thracian settlement and became a Greek Black Sea colony in the 6th century BCE.
As one of the best known surviving artefacts of Thracian culture, the treasure has been displayed at various museums around the world. [14] [5] [15] [16] [17] The treasure is the centerpiece of the Thracian art collection of the Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum, the National Museum of History in Sofia, and the History Museum in Panagyurishte. [18]
A Martenitsa (Bulgarian: мартеница, pronounced [ˈmartɛnit͡sa]) is a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn and usually in the form of two dolls, a male and a female. Martenitsi are worn from Baba Marta Day (1 March) until the wearer first sees a stork, swallow, or budding tree (or until late March).
A red square flag with a white outline of a star and the Bulgarian lion in the center. 1955-1963 Naval Jack The old Naval Jack flag from 1949-1955 in 2:3 Ratio and without the lion. 1963-1990 Naval Jack The old naval jack but in 1:2 Ratio. 1908-1944 Minister of War The Bulgarian flag with the lion on a red background in top-left corner