Bulgarian History: 147 since the April Uprising

Bulgaria celebrates 147 years since the April Uprising. According to tradition, there will be reenactments of the April Uprising, which marked the beginning of the Bulgarian liberation movement, at the historical sites.

The celebrations started last night, in which the representative companies of the 61st Stryama Mechanized Brigade Karlovo participated, the feat of the 400 victims that Klisura gave for the freedom of Bulgaria was honored. During the uprising, the town was burned to the ground.

Today, the celebrations continue. In Koprivshtitsa, the traditional reenactment of the emblematic place where the first gun fired in 1876 will take place. There will also be a military historical reenactment in Panagyurishte. It will consist of five scenes, and it is expected that the Speaker of the National Assembly, Rosen Zhelyazkov, will attend the celebrations.

Panagyurishte is the center of the celebrations for the 147th anniversary of the April Uprising

Today, Panagyurishte is the center of the celebrations dedicated to the 147th anniversary of the April Uprising. The festivities will begin with a litany procession that will carry the April 1876 Hallows.

The procession will start from the historical museum in the city and will be led by priests, headed by the Poibren silver cross, with which Benkovski's Hvrkova detachment was blessed. The ritual of raising the national flag will be performed on April 20th Square. At 11:00 a.m., in the Church of the Holy Introduction of the Virgin, from where the uprising was started 147 years ago with the ringing of a bell, a memorial service will be held for those who died in the April epic.

One of the attractions is the historical reenactment, which recreates the events from...