Current News

Current News

Тoday the town of Stara Zagora has its feast day

Тoday the town of Stara Zagora has its feast day

10/5/2004 8:18:35 AM

The town of Stara Zagora, very much like Plovdiv, carries along the marks of Bulgarian Revival period spirit. Today the town, that once had the name of the ancient Thracian tribe Beroe, has its feast day and its 125th anniversary since its restoration after being put to fire by the Ottoman oppressors.

The Stara Zagora Municipality is located in the southern part of central Bulgaria. It used to be one of the most ancient cities in Europe, inhabitted more than 8000 ago. The town displays remains of Neolithic buildings (dated the 6th millenium B.C.) as well as numerous findings dated from Thracian and Roman times. In the 6th c.B.C. the Thracian town of Beroe was erected here. Later, in the period 2nd-4th c.A.D., when Thace had been included as part of the Roman Empire, the town was once again erected aside of the ancient Thracian town and reached its climax. In honor of the Emperor Markus Trajanus the town was renamed to Augusta Trajana (also known as Ulpia Augusta Trayana). Throughout the centuries, it has been bearing different names - Verea (6 -12th c.)and Irinopolis (8th c.), after the name of the Byzantine Emperess, Irina. In Medieval times (13 - 14th c.) the town was named Boroui, while the Ottoman Turks changed the naem to Eski Zaara. In the second half of the 19th c., it had the name of Zheleznik (meaning "made of iron"), and ever since 1871 it has had its contemporary name of Stara Zagora.

During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877 some of the hardest battles and bloodsheds took place outside the town of Stara Zagora. In the same year the Ottoman Turks put the whole town to fire. On January 23rd, 1878, the town finally got its freedom but remained within the boundaries of the autonomous region of East Roumelia.

The first solid stone to mark the beginning of the restoration of the town was laid by Aleko Bogoridi (General Governor of the region) on October 5th, 1879, and ever since that day has been celebrated as the official feast day of Stara Zagora.

The photo above: the Ancient Forum of Augusta Trayana, II - IV c. AD

216 years of the first early Bulgarian printed book
In 1806 the first early Bulgarian book Nedelnik (Kiriakodromion) written by Sofronii of Vratsa was printed.
NIKULDEN (St. Nicholas the Wonderworker)
Name day for everyone named Nikola, Nikolay, Kolyo, Nikolina, Neno, Nenka, Nikolina, Nina.
ST. SAVA (also: St. Savva or St. Sabbas the Sanctified)
Name day of everyone named Sava, Slavka, Slav, Vladislav, Slavi.
ST. VARVARA (St. Barbara) - December 4
Name day of everyone named Varvara, Barbara.
 World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day
12/1/2023 9:00:00 AM
The ends of the red ribbon are pointed to the ground today, symbolizing the life that is disappearing.
Today is St.Andrews Day
Today is St.Andrews Day
11/30/2023 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Andrey, Andriana (the name has the meaning “masculine”, therefore “strong”).
KATERININDEN (St. Catherines Day)
KATERININDEN (St. Catherines Day)
11/24/2023 10:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Ekaterina, Katerina, Katya.
ST. ALEXANDER NEVSKI
ST. ALEXANDER NEVSKI
11/23/2023 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Alexander, Alexandra, Sasho, Sashka, Tsanko. The name derives from Old Greek, having the meaning of “protector of the men”.
Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy God's Mother
The Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy God's Mother, according to Holy Tradition, this took place in the following manner: the parents of the Virgin Mary, Righteous Joachim and Anna, praying for an end to their childlessness, vowed that if a child were born to them, they would dedicate it to the service of God.
 St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on November 16
Name day of everyone named Matey.St. Matthew