site.btaGovernment Extends Awakeners' Day Greetings

In a greetings message to the Bulgarian people on National Awakeners' Day (November 1), the Council of Ministers said: "We look back to the past with gratitude and extend our thanks in the present to all those around us who inspire us to do good things and rekindle our desire for more knowledge, culture, spirituality, understanding and patriotism."

In a separate message, Education and Science Minister Galin Tsokov said that Bulgaria is probably the only country in the world to celebrate a holiday like Awakeners' Day. "This day symbolizes prosperity, culture and our people's thirst for knowledge," Tsokov said.