Balgarianovinite.com The town’s feast day was commemorated in Veliko Tarnovo on Sunday with a solemn liturgy by Bishop Matey of Nikopol in the Holy Forty Martyrs Church.
Matey recalled that the temple is dedicated to the victory of Ivan Asen II at the Battle of Klokotnitsa in 1230. The bishop called for love and Christian faith in these difficult times for all and recalled the feat of the holy 40 martyrs.
After the liturgy, the guests of the holiday laid flowers at the grave of Tsar Kaloyan. Among the official guests were National Assembly Speaker Raya Nazaryan, BTA General Director Kiril Valchev, Veliko Tarnovo Mayor Daniel Panov, Municipal Council Chair Ventsislav Spirdonov, Veliko Tarnovo Regional Governor Valentin Mihaylov, Vasil Levski National University Rector Brigadier General Stancho Kaikov.
The holiday continued with a solemn procession from Tsarevets Fortress to the Mother Bulgaria Monument in the town center. On the open stage, Mayor Daniel Panov greeted the residents of Veliko Tarnovo and the guests of the town, after which the festive programme began. They included the Tsarevgrad Tarnov – Sound and Light show, the Tsarevets Youth Festival and a performance of the Bulgare folk dance ensemble. The Regional History Museum also organized free guided tours. Veliko Tarnovo Commemorates Town Holiday 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-22 10:22:56 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