Prof. Dimitar Dimitrov Took Part in the Festive Procession on the Occasion of 24th of May
The Rector of the University of National and World Economy together with the Rectors of other universities took part in the festive procession in Sofia on the occasion of 24 May - the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, Bulgarian alphabet, Education and Culture and of Slavonic Literature.
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| Prof. Dimitar Dimitrov and the Minister of Education Acad. Nikolay Denkov |
The city procession started from Independence Square at 10.30 a.m. and ended in front of the Monument to the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius in front of the National Library where at 11.00 a.m. began the official ceremony on the occasion of 24th of May.
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This year Sofia celebrates 130 years since the Bulgarian writer Stoyan Mihailovsky composed the poem which turned into the anthem “Go Forth, O People Reborn!” /in 1892/. 10 years later /in 1902/ when the composer Panayot Pipkov wrote the music to the anthem it was sung massively in all Bulgarian schools.
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The official ceremony this year began with the mass performance of the anthem “Go Forth, O People Reborn!”. It was sung by an assembled choir of pupils from Sofia schools conducted by Maestro Slavil Dimitrov. Then the anthem was recited by the actress Silvia Lulcheva.
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Prof. Dimitrov with the Rector of the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy Prof. Dr. Senya Terzieva |
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| With Admiral Emil Evtimov, Chief of Defence |
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| With the Rector of “St. Climent Ohridsky” University of Sofia Prof. D.Sc./Philology/ Anastas Gerdzhikov |
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| Prof. Dimitrov with Borislav Sandov, Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policies and Minister of Environment and Water |
