Bulgarians revere those who tended the flames of culture and learning but can’t seem to do it themselves.by Boyko Vassilev SOFIA | It doesn’t translate to English, this very Bulgarian holiday, which comes right after Anglo-Saxon Halloween. The 1st of November is the Day of the Enlighteners, or the Day of the Revival Leaders. But the literal translation is curious: […]

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