If you want to catch a particular holiday when you come to Bulgaria, be sure to check out our calendar:
January 1 is New Year's Day
January 8 - Women's Day, when men take the place of women in the household
February 14 - the day of vintners Trifon Zarezan.
March 1 is Baba Martha Day, celebrating the beginning of spring.
March 3 - Day of Liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman yoke.
April - Good Friday
April - Easter Monday
April through May - Easter (exact date varies by church calendar)
May 1 - Labor Day
May 6 - St. George's Day, official holiday of the Bulgarian Armed Forces
May 24 - Day of Slavic Script and Culture, or Cyrillic alphabet day in honor of Cyril and Methodius
June 24 - Yenovden, Solstice Day
August 15 - Assumption of the Virgin Mary
September 6 - Unification Day of Bulgaria
September 22 - Independence Day
November 1 - All Saints Day
December 6 - Constitution Day
December 8 - Immaculate Conception
December 25, 26 - Christmas
Some festivals in Bulgaria:
May - International Children's Festival in Krushari in May,
June - Spring Songs and Dances in Debren and Dobrudja, Festival in Karlovo and Kazanlak
July - summer festival in Dabovik
August - folklore festival in Koprivshtitsa
September - Folklore Festival in Tervel
