Bulgaria marks day of Slav letters, Bulgarian culture

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Bulgaria marks day of Slav letters, Bulgarian culture

STORY: Bulgaria marks day of Slav letters, Bulgarian culture DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:23 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebration of Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and of Slavic Literature in Bulgaria STORYLINE: Bulgarians on Wednesday held processions throughout the country to celebrate the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and of Slavic Literature. The culmination of the celebration in Sofia was the festive procession in which students from many schools of Sofia took part. It ended with a ceremony in front of the National Library and the monument of the brothers Cyril and Methodius, who in 855 invented the first alphabet for Slavic languages. The alphabet invented by Cyril and Methodius is now officially used in about 12 countries such as Russia, Ukraine and Serbia. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sofia. (XHTV)

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