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NATIONAL HOLIDAYS:
January 01: New Year's Day; March 03: Liberation Day; Easter Monday ( 19 april 2009 ), May 01: Labour Day; May 06: Saint George's Day / Army Day; May 24: Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius Day (National Culture Day); September 06: Unification Day; September 22: Independence Day; November 01: Leaders of the Bulgarian Revival; December 24-26: Christmas Holidays
Plovdiv International Fair:
Autumn International Technical Fair: 27 Sept – 02 October 2010
International Exhibition of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutics and Balneology: 20-23 October 2010
Cultural Events and Festivals in Bulgaria:
04 - 06 June: Festival of Roses, Kazanluk,
02 – 11 July: Veliko Turnovo - Summer Festival for Opera and Ballet – Stage of Centuries – open air performances in Tsarevets Royal
07 – 13 August: Bansko International Jazz festival
13 August: Holiday of the Tomato and the Pepper, Village of Marash ( Shumen district ),
14 August: Holiday of the Watermelon, Village of Salmanovo ( Shumen district ), Holidays focusing on the village life and different folklore performances, Contests for the largest watermelon, watermelon carvings, eating, etc.,
15 August: Goliama Bogoroditsa religious holiday: all major monasteries in Bulgaria: Troyan Monastery, Rila Monastery, Bachkovo Monastery, etc,
18 August: Birthday of St. John of Rila, Rila Monastery, Rozhen Sabor folklore festival – Rozhen, the Rhodope mountains (last weekend in Aug),
August: International Folklore Festival Shumen ( associated with “Varna Summer”), Shows and concert programs of folklore groups from Bulgaria and other countries,
28 August - 06 September: Apollonia Art Festival, Sozopol,
22 September: Independence Day celebrations, Veliko Turnovo
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