Bulgaria Celebrates National Awakeners’ Day

On 1 November, Bulgaria honours the legacy of its educators, writers and national revivalists - those who awakened a sense of Bulgarian identity in troubled times. The day, known as National Awakeners’ Day, marks the work of figures who preserved language, education and culture during the Ottoman era and beyond.

This year’s commemoration sees events across the country: school assemblies, wreath‑laying ceremonies, lectures and torch‑lit processions in municipalities both large and small....