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Special Events Marenitsa, the coming of spring is celebrated by wearing red and white tassels, Feb-Mar, throughout the city St Trifon’s Day, a vine growing and wine making festival, 14 Feb, villages outside the city Liberation Day, national holiday celebrating liberation from Ottoman rule in 1878, 3 Mar, throughout the city Orthodox Easter, Apr, throughout the city Labour Day, national holiday, 1 May, throughout the city St George’s Day, Orthodox festival and official holiday, also agricultural celebration heralding the end of spring and beginning of summer, 6 May, throughout the city Culture and Education Day, national holiday honouring Saints Cyril and Methodius for devising the Bulgarian alphabet, 24 May, throughout the city Sofia National Book Fair, organised by the Association of Bulgarian Publishers, late May, NDK Sofia Music Weeks, festival of classical and contemporary orchestral repertoire, May-Jul, Bulgaria Music Hall and NDK Festival of European Co-productions, international annual non-competitive feature film festival, early Jun, Lumire Cinema, NDK Birthday of St John of Rila, 18 Aug, Rila Monastery Folk Music Festival, first weekend Aug, Koprivshtitsa International Folklore Festival, last week Aug, Plovdiv Day of Unification, national holiday, 6 Sep, throughout the city Independence Day, national holiday, 22 Sep, throughout the city Feast Day of St John of Rila, 19 Oct, Rila Monastery Kinomania, three-week film festival, showing the newest and best international and Bulgarian films, Nov, NDK International Jazz Festival, second week in Nov, various venues Music Evenings, featuring classical music, early Dec, various venues Sofia National Book Fair, organised by the Association of Bulgarian Publishers, mid-Dec, NDK St Nicholas’ Day, 12 Dec, throughout the city Christmas, national holiday – most families celebrate Christmas on 25 Dec, although traditional Orthodox Christmas is 7 Jan, 25-26 Dec, throughout the city New Year’s Eve, festivities, 31 Dec, throughout the city |