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The Day of the Assumption declared a holiday in Bulgaria’s Varna
Since 1933, the Varna City Day is celebrated on August 15, the Day of the Assumption of All-Holy Mother of God, according to the New Julian Calendar observed by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. On August 5, 2011, the Varna City Public Council declared a holiday on August 15, the Dvery Pravoslavia website has reported.
This year, the festive liturgy at the Cathedral of the Assumption was celebrated by Metropolitan Kirill of Varna and Veliki Preslav. His concelebrants were Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan and clergy of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
After the liturgy there was a procession with the cross. Among the marchers was Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
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