150th anniversary of the tragic death of the Apostle of Freedom Vasil Levski
With a pilgrimage to the monument of Vasil Levski on the central alley of Bunardzhik on 17 February 2023, Friday, at 11.00 in Plovdiv will be honored the 150th anniversary of the tragic death of the Apostle of Freedom Vasil Levski.
Before that at 10:00 a.m. in the church "St. St. Peter and Paul" will be celebrated by the Stavrophorian priest and steward Todor Todorov - chairman of the church "St. St. Peter and Paul", as has been the tradition for years on this day. Organizers of the memorial service are Petko Georgiev - a relative of the Apostle and Municipal Committee "Vasil Levski".
A speech in front of the monument will be delivered by Emil Georgiev Manchev, a student in the 10th grade of Plovdiv Elementary School. Emil is the winner of numerous awards during the academic year 2021/2022, among them: 1st place in Bulgaria - 10th grade at the national Olympiad in German., 2nd place at the national round of the international Olympiad of the Goethe Institute.. During the academic year 2022/2023. : 1st place in the national competition of the New Bulgarian University for translation, 1st place in the "Are we literate" competition under the auspices of the Municipality of Plovdiv in spelling. Emil has high results in the national rounds of the Olympiads in Bulgarian language and literature and physics and astronomy and has won prizes in national competitions in mathematics.
The leader of the commemorative celebration will be Maria Gencheva - actress in Drama Theater - Plovdiv. The ceremony is traditionally attended by representative formations from the Plovdiv garrison - honor company, military brass band and wreath bearers, members of the "Vasil Levski" Municipal Committee and the "Rodolyubie" Committee.
The city-wide commemoration is expected to be attended by: the Mayor of the Municipality of Plovdiv, the Regional Governor, the Chairman of the Municipal Council-Plovdiv, General - Major Yavor Mateev - Commander of the "Joint Special Operations Command", deputy mayors and representatives of the municipal administration and the Regional Administration , mayors of regions, representatives from the army, educational and cultural institutions, political and public organizations, citizens and media.
From 6:00 p.m. on February 17, a solemn evening concert "Bow to the Apostle" will take place at the Military Club with the participation of the Choir of Plovdiv Boys "Stefka Blagoeva" at the Municipal Children's Complex, Folklore Ensemble "Thracian Youth" at the Lyuben Karavelov Secondary School, Dance Ensemble "Iglika" at the Municipal Children's Complex, Bagpiper Ensemble at the Nikola Vaptsarov 1928 Community Centre, Military Brass Band and Zheni Shereva - poetess. Speech will be delivered by Eng. Lyubozar Fratev, host and reciter will be Hristo Hristov. The scriptwriter of the festive evening - concert is Polya Nikolova. The entrance is free. The event is organized by the Municipal Committee "Vasil Levski" Plovdiv and is carried out with the assistance of the Municipality of Plovdiv and the Military Club - Plovdiv.
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