Balgarianovinite.com The Orthodox Church celebrates Epiphany. The third most important Christian feast day of the year.
On this date in Bulgarian history:
1848: Prominent Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev is born in the town of Kalofer, Southern Bulgaria.
1938: Diplomatic relations established with Mexico at legation level (severed December 20, 1941, restored at embassy level June 11, 1974).
1992: Town of Stanke Dimitrov (Southwestern Bulgaria) renamed Dupnitsa by presidential decree.
1993: Ritual of consecration of the banners of the Bulgarian Armed Forces on Epiphany reinstated by an order of the Defence Minister. The first such water blessing ceremony was held on August 19, 917, on the eve of the battle at Aheloy. The ritual was performed from 1879 to 1946.
1999: National Health Insurance Fund holds first General Meeting of Representatives.
2001: The trial in Libya against six Bulgarian medics charged with conspiring to deliberately infect over 400 children with HIV in 1998 in Benghazi commences, after many postponements. The defendants are first sentenced to death, then their case is remanded to Libya’s highest court, and are sentenced to death again, a penalty which is upheld by Libya’s highest court in early July 2007. The six then have their sentences commuted to life in prison. They are eventually released following a deal reached with European Union representatives on humanitarian issues. On 24 July 2007, the six are extradited to Bulgaria, where their sentences are commuted by the President, and they are freed. Observances: January 6 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-05 20:56:11 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law