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Bell ringing at St Michael's Monastery in Kyiv

The monument to Princess Olga, Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called and enlighteners Cyril and Methodius is in front of the bell tower of the St Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 19, 2025. The monasterys tradition of ringing the bells made it onto the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.(Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-CULTURE-SLAVIC

(240524) -- SOFIA, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People gather at the monument of the brothers Cyril and Methodius during a celebration event in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 24, 2024. Bulgaria celebrated the Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture on Friday in commemoration of the brothers Cyril and Methodius who in 855 invented the first alphabet for Slavic languages. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-CULTURE-SLAVIC

(240524) -- SOFIA, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman holding a banner with the image of the brothers Cyril and Methodius attends a celebration event in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 24, 2024. Bulgaria celebrated the Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture on Friday in commemoration of the brothers Cyril and Methodius who in 855 invented the first alphabet for Slavic languages. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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Bulletproof suit for Ukrainian servicewomen presented in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - PR manager at the Ukrainian Armor company Iva Bosakevych speaks during the presentation of the first Ukrainian anatomical women's bulletproof suit at the monument to Princess Olga, Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called and enlighteners Cyril and Methodius in Mykhailivska Square as part of an event aimed at drawing attention to the issue of reliable protection for female military personnel, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Bulletproof suit for Ukrainian servicewomen presented in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - PR manager at the Ukrainian Armor company Iva Bosakevych speaks during the presentation of the first Ukrainian anatomical women's bulletproof suit at the monument to Princess Olga, Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called and enlighteners Cyril and Methodius in Mykhailivska Square as part of an event aimed at drawing attention to the issue of reliable protection for female military personnel, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Bulletproof suit for Ukrainian servicewomen presented in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - A woman wears the first Ukrainian anatomical women's bulletproof suit at the monument to Princess Olga, Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called and enlighteners Cyril and Methodius in Mykhailivska Square during an event aimed at drawing attention to the issue of reliable protection for female military personnel, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Bulletproof suit for Ukrainian servicewomen presented in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - PR manager at the Ukrainian Armor company Iva Bosakevych speaks during the presentation of the first Ukrainian anatomical women's bulletproof suit at the monument to Princess Olga, Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called and enlighteners Cyril and Methodius in Mykhailivska Square as part of an event aimed at drawing attention to the issue of reliable protection for female military personnel, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Bulletproof suit for Ukrainian servicewomen presented in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - A woman wears the first Ukrainian anatomical women's bulletproof suit at the monument to Princess Olga, Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called and enlighteners Cyril and Methodius in Mykhailivska Square during an event aimed at drawing attention to the issue of reliable protection for female military personnel, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Bulletproof suit for Ukrainian servicewomen presented in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - A woman wears the first Ukrainian anatomical women's bulletproof suit at the monument to Princess Olga, Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called and enlighteners Cyril and Methodius in Mykhailivska Square during an event aimed at drawing attention to the issue of reliable protection for female military personnel, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Bulletproof suit for Ukrainian servicewomen presented in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - A woman wears the first Ukrainian anatomical women's bulletproof suit at the monument to Princess Olga, Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called and enlighteners Cyril and Methodius in Mykhailivska Square during an event aimed at drawing attention to the issue of reliable protection for female military personnel, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Bulletproof suit for Ukrainian servicewomen presented in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - A woman wears the first Ukrainian anatomical women's bulletproof suit at the monument to Princess Olga, Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called and enlighteners Cyril and Methodius in Mykhailivska Square during an event aimed at drawing attention to the issue of reliable protection for female military personnel, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Bulletproof suit for Ukrainian servicewomen presented in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - A woman wears the first Ukrainian anatomical women's bulletproof suit at the monument to Princess Olga, Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called and enlighteners Cyril and Methodius in Mykhailivska Square during an event aimed at drawing attention to the issue of reliable protection for female military personnel, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Bulletproof suit for Ukrainian servicewomen presented in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - A woman wears the first Ukrainian anatomical women's bulletproof suit at the monument to Princess Olga, Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called and enlighteners Cyril and Methodius in Mykhailivska Square during an event aimed at drawing attention to the issue of reliable protection for female military personnel, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Bulletproof suit for Ukrainian servicewomen presented in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - A woman wears the first Ukrainian anatomical women's bulletproof suit at the monument to Princess Olga, Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called and enlighteners Cyril and Methodius in Mykhailivska Square during an event aimed at drawing attention to the issue of reliable protection for female military personnel, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Bulletproof suit for Ukrainian servicewomen presented in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - A woman wears the first Ukrainian anatomical women's bulletproof suit at the monument to Princess Olga, Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called and enlighteners Cyril and Methodius in Mykhailivska Square during an event aimed at drawing attention to the issue of reliable protection for female military personnel, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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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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(220525) -- SOFIA, May 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman holding a banner with image of Cyril and Methodius attends a celebration event in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 24, 2022. Bulgaria celebrated the Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture on Tuesday in commemoration of the brothers Cyril and Methodius who in 855 invented the first alphabet for Slavic languages. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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Bulgaria holds Chinese language competition for university students

STORY: Bulgaria holds Chinese language competition for university students DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the competition STORYLINE: Bulgarian national qualifications of the 21st "Chinese Bridge," the world's major Chinese proficiency competition for foreign university students, were held in Veliko Turnovo on Sunday. Six competitors participated in the event, jointly organized by the Chinese embassy in Sofia and the Confucius Institute at St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo (UVT). Yoana Borisova from the UVT won the competition and will represent Bulgaria at the final stage in China. Borisova, 21, told Xinhua that she has been studying Chinese for three years. "China is a very strong country economically, and has many connections with all other countries in the world. Also, I am interested in Chinese culture in general," Borisova said. Last year's winner of Bulgarian national "Chinese Bridge" qualifi

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, confession

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Jan Graubner

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. On the photo is seen Olomouc Archibship Jan Graubner during a pilgrimage mass. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Jan Graubner

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. On the photo is seen Olomouc Archibship Jan Graubner during a pilgrimage mass. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Jan Graubner

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. On the photo is seen Olomouc Archibship Jan Graubner during a pilgrimage mass. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, confession

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Holy Rosary

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Miroslav Zbirka

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 4, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. The fund-raising concert Evening of Good Will People, broadcast live by Czech Television and Czech Radio, raised almost half a million crowns this evening, organisers have told journalists. On the photo performs Slovak singer Miroslav Zbirka. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

A part of an exhibition showing the patriots from the Olomouc archdiocese who perished in the Dachau concentration camp is seen within the Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 4, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Radek Vincour

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 4, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. The fund-raising concert Evening of Good Will People, broadcast live by Czech Television and Czech Radio, raised almost half a million crowns this evening, organisers have told journalists. On the photo Mayor of Unicov, Radek Vincour, performs with trombone during the concert. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Jiri Pavlica, Hradistan

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 4, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. The fund-raising concert Evening of Good Will People, broadcast live by Czech Television and Czech Radio, raised almost half a million crowns this evening, organisers have told journalists. On the photo performs Jiri Pavlica, right, with the Hradistan music band. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Jan Graubner, Dominik Duka

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 4, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. The visitors were greeted by Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka, right, and Olomouc Archibship Jan Graubner, left. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 4, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 4, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Jan Graubner

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. On the photo is seen Olomouc Archibship Jan Graubner during a pilgrimage mass. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Jan Graubner

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. On the photo is seen Olomouc Archibship Jan Graubner during a pilgrimage mass. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Dominik Duka

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. On the photo is seen Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka during a pilgrimage mass. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Jan Graubner

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. On the photo is seen Olomouc Archibship Jan Graubner during a pilgrimage mass. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, confession

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

A part of an exhibition showing the patriots from the Olomouc archdiocese who perished in the Dachau concentration camp is seen within the Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 4, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

A part of an exhibition showing the patriots from the Olomouc archdiocese who perished in the Dachau concentration camp is seen within the Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 4, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

A part of an exhibition showing the patriots from the Olomouc archdiocese who perished in the Dachau concentration camp is seen within the Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 4, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Miroslav Zbirka

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 4, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. The fund-raising concert Evening of Good Will People, broadcast live by Czech Television and Czech Radio, raised almost half a million crowns this evening, organisers have told journalists. On the photo performs Slovak singer Miroslav Zbirka. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

Days of People of Good Will was held in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 4, 2020. This year, the programme of the Saint Cyril and Methodius celebrations, one of the biggest church events in the Czech Republic, is limited due to the coronavirus epidemic. The fund-raising concert Evening of Good Will People, broadcast live by Czech Television and Czech Radio, raised almost half a million crowns this evening, organisers have told journalists. On the photo is seen audience of the concert. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)