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DIMITROVDEN UNITES SLIVEN – THE CELEBRATION GATHERED CLERGYMEN, MAYORS AND GUESTS FROM THE COUNTRY AND ABROADtranslated

October 26, 2026 · 1 min read

Sliven is celebrating! October 26 has arrived - Dimitrov Day, one of the most beloved and recognizable days in the Bulgarian holiday calendar. A day as Sliven as the Blue Stones, the monument of Hadji Dimitar and the names of the Sliven revivalists. Today, Sliven once again gathered residents and guests of the city - not just to celebrate the holiday, but to be together in the name of love for the hometown. For the residents of Sliven, this is a day of belonging and pride, and for the guests – an opportunity to pay tribute to the work of the Sliven revivalists and to the unyielding spirit of the City under the Blue Stones. At Hadji Dimitar Square, the festive mood captured all those present who flocked to the city-wide ceremony. In his Dimitrov Day speech, the Mayor of Sliven Municipality, Stefan Radev, emphasized that the holiday once again recalls the feeling of belonging to a city with remarkable history and traditions. "Sliven is a city of voivodes and outlaws, of the first industrialists, of revivalists, creators, awakeners, teachers.

Sliven is a city where the love of freedom, entrepreneurship and love of knowledge are part of our heritage. A heritage that not only makes us proud, but also obliges us to preserve it, develop it and pass it on to…

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