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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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JOHN MUCHA

+++FILE PHOTO+++The Slav Epic cycle of paintings by Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) does not belong to Prague, the Prague 1 District Court, Czech Republic ruled December 9, 2020, complying with a lawsuit filed by Mucha's relative John Mu

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exhibition iMucha - Famous Collection In Motion, Alfons Mucha

A woman stands in front of the sounded Slav Epic, one of the art works of Czech-born Art Nouveau master Alfons Mucha at the exhibition iMucha - Famous Collection In Motion in Prague's Municipal House, Czech Republic, August 20, 2020. The collection of Alfons Mucha's posters, gathered by tennis star Ivan Lendl, is returning on display in Prague after its success seven years ago, complemented not only by some 70 new posters but also by the original works' digital copies, which enable to set some of them in motion. Mucha's posters are part of the collections of many institutions, but the one gathered by Lendl, a Czech native, is exceptionally comprehensive. It toured the world in recent years, attracting over a half million people. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, pictured, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, right, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, center, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. On the right side is seen John Mucha's advocate Frantisek Vyskocil. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, pictured, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, pictured, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, right, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. On the left side is seen John Mucha's advocate Frantisek Vyskocil. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, pictured, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, center, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. On the left side is seen John Mucha's advocate Frantisek Vyskocil. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, confession

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, confession

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Charles Daniel Balvo

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen Charles Daniel Balvo (center), the Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Charles Daniel Balvo

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen Charles Daniel Balvo (right), the Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Charles Daniel Balvo

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen Charles Daniel Balvo (center), the Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Charles Daniel Balvo

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen Charles Daniel Balvo (center), the Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Charles Daniel Balvo

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen Charles Daniel Balvo, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Charles Daniel Balvo

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen Charles Daniel Balvo (center), the Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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Days of People of Good Will in Velehrad, Charles Daniel Balvo

About 40,000 people attended the Days of People of Good Will, one of the biggest church events commemorating the arrival of Slav missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, this year, on July 5, 2019, in Velehrad, South Moravia, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen Charles Daniel Balvo, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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The Slav Epic, epos book

The Slav Epic, epos book, probably the most expensive book on the Czech market, was introduces on April 25, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. The publication of photographs of the canvases of the famous monumental cycle of Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha, the Slav Epic, by photographer Jan William Drnek, it will cost from 280,000 to 360,000 Czech crowns. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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The Slav Epic, epos book

The Slav Epic, epos book, probably the most expensive book on the Czech market, was introduces on April 25, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. The publication of photographs of the canvases of the famous monumental cycle of Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha, the Slav Epic, by photographer Jan William Drnek, it will cost from 280,000 to 360,000 Czech crowns. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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The Slav Epic, epos book

The Slav Epic, epos book, probably the most expensive book on the Czech market, was introduces on April 25, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. The publication of photographs of the canvases of the famous monumental cycle of Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha, the Slav Epic, by photographer Jan William Drnek, it will cost from 280,000 to 360,000 Czech crowns. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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The Slav Epic, epos book

The Slav Epic, epos book, probably the most expensive book on the Czech market, was introduces on April 25, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. The publication of photographs of the canvases of the famous monumental cycle of Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha, the Slav Epic, by photographer Jan William Drnek, it will cost from 280,000 to 360,000 Czech crowns. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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The Slav Epic, epos book

The Slav Epic, epos book, probably the most expensive book on the Czech market, was introduces on April 25, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. The publication of photographs of the canvases of the famous monumental cycle of Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha, the Slav Epic, by photographer Jan William Drnek (left), it will cost from 280,000 to 360,000 Czech crowns. On the right side is seen Mucha's granddaughter Jarmila Micha Plockova. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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The Slav Epic, epos book

The Slav Epic, epos book, probably the most expensive book on the Czech market, was introduces on April 25, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. The publication of photographs of the canvases of the famous monumental cycle of Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha, the Slav Epic, by photographer Jan William Drnek (pictured), it will cost from 280,000 to 360,000 Czech crowns. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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John Mucha

John Mucha, grandson of famous Alfons Mucha painter, speaks during an interview for the Czech News Agency (CTK) in an apartment on the Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 8, 2019. John, who is in a court dispute with Prague about the ownership of his grand-father Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic cycle of paintings, has asked for the postponement of the proceedings until his talks with the capital's new management, he has said in the interview. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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John Mucha

John Mucha, grandson of famous Alfons Mucha painter, speaks during an interview for the Czech News Agency (CTK) in an apartment on the Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 8, 2019. John, who is in a court dispute with Prague about the ownership of his grand-father Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic cycle of paintings, has asked for the postponement of the proceedings until his talks with the capital's new management, he has said in the interview. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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John Mucha

John Mucha, grandson of famous Alfons Mucha painter, poses for the photographer during an interview for the Czech News Agency (CTK) in an apartment on the Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 8, 2019. John, who is in a court dispute with Prague about the ownership of his grand-father Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic cycle of paintings, has asked for the postponement of the proceedings until his talks with the capital's new management, he has said in the interview. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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John Mucha

John Mucha, grandson of famous Alfons Mucha painter, speaks during an interview for the Czech News Agency (CTK) in an apartment on the Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 8, 2019. John, who is in a court dispute with Prague about the ownership of his grand-father Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic cycle of paintings, has asked for the postponement of the proceedings until his talks with the capital's new management, he has said in the interview. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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John Mucha, Age Of Reason painting

John Mucha, grandson of famous Alfons Mucha painter, shows grandfather's painting Age Of Reason during an interview for the Czech News Agency (CTK) in an apartment on the Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 8, 2019. John, who is in a court dispute with Prague about the ownership of his grand-father Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic cycle of paintings, has asked for the postponement of the proceedings until his talks with the capital's new management, he has said in the interview. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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John Mucha

John Mucha, grandson of famous Alfons Mucha painter, poses for the photographer during an interview for the Czech News Agency (CTK) in an apartment on the Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 8, 2019. John, who is in a court dispute with Prague about the ownership of his grand-father Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic cycle of paintings, has asked for the postponement of the proceedings until his talks with the capital's new management, he has said in the interview. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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John Mucha

John Mucha, grandson of famous Alfons Mucha painter, poses for the photographer during an interview for the Czech News Agency (CTK) in an apartment on the Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 8, 2019. John, who is in a court dispute with Prague about the ownership of his grand-father Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic cycle of paintings, has asked for the postponement of the proceedings until his talks with the capital's new management, he has said in the interview. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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John Mucha

John Mucha, grandson of famous Alfons Mucha painter, poses for the photographer during an interview for the Czech News Agency (CTK) in an apartment on the Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 8, 2019. John, who is in a court dispute with Prague about the ownership of his grand-father Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic cycle of paintings, has asked for the postponement of the proceedings until his talks with the capital's new management, he has said in the interview. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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The Slav Epic by Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha packaging

Workers of the Prague City Gallery pack a part of The Slav Epic cycle of paintings by Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha (1860-1939), after the end of the Alfons Mucha - Two worlds exhibition within the Re:publika festival marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, on January 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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The Slav Epic by Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha packaging

Restorer Peter Stirber packs a part of The Slav Epic cycle of paintings by Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha (1860-1939), after the end of the Alfons Mucha - Two worlds exhibition within the Re:publika festival marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, on January 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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The Slav Epic by Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha packaging

Workers of the Prague City Gallery pack a part of The Slav Epic cycle of paintings by Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha (1860-1939), after the end of the Alfons Mucha - Two worlds exhibition within the Re:publika festival marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, on January 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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The Slav Epic by Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha packaging

Workers of the Prague City Gallery pack a part of The Slav Epic cycle of paintings by Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha (1860-1939), after the end of the Alfons Mucha - Two worlds exhibition within the Re:publika festival marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, on January 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen painting named Slavs in their Original Homeland. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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The Slav Epic by Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha packaging

Workers of the Prague City Gallery pack a part of The Slav Epic cycle of paintings by Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha (1860-1939), after the end of the Alfons Mucha - Two worlds exhibition within the Re:publika festival marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, on January 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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The Slav Epic by Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha packaging

Workers of the Prague City Gallery pack a part of The Slav Epic cycle of paintings by Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha (1860-1939), after the end of the Alfons Mucha - Two worlds exhibition within the Re:publika festival marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, on January 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen painting named Slavs in their Original Homeland. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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The Slav Epic by Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha packaging

Workers of the Prague City Gallery pack a part of The Slav Epic cycle of paintings by Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha (1860-1939), after the end of the Alfons Mucha - Two worlds exhibition within the Re:publika festival marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, on January 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen painting named Slavs in their Original Homeland. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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The Slav Epic by Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha packaging

Worker of the Prague City Gallery packs a part of The Slav Epic cycle of paintings by Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha (1860-1939), after the end of the Alfons Mucha - Two worlds exhibition within the Re:publika festival marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, on January 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen painting named The Introduction of the Slavonic Liturgy. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)