site.btaEducation Minister: March 3 Embodies Bulgarians' National Ideal, Dream of Freedom

Speaking at the celebration of Bulgaria's National Day here on Monday, Education and Science Minister Krasimir Valchev said: "March 3 is the day when we honour, are proud of and praise the fighters for our national liberation. March 3 is something more, it is the embodiment of our national ideal, of our dream of freedom. March 3 is the embodiment of the narrative we tell our children. The narrative of our national heroes, of bravery, of sacrifice, of the struggle for the liberation of our homeland, of the fighting spirit of our military, the narrative of the spirituality that has preserved us through the centuries." 

"Today, our duty is to continue as parents, as teachers, as citizens to tell this story to our children. But not only as a tribute, but also with an eye to the future. We must make our children, Bulgarians, knowledgeable, capable people. We have to make them good people and individuals. Only then will we live in a strong and independent country, with a harmonious and prosperous society, with free citizens," the Minister added.

He said it was Bulgarians' patriotic duty to make every effort to make children knowledgeable and capable. This is what the schools, kindergartens, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and cultural institutions do, he noted, adding: "We do it all together." 

The Education Minister, together with thousands of residents and guests of Stara Zagora, walked the distance from Stara Zagora Municipality to the memorial complex to those who died for Bulgaria's liberation.