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Independence Day (Ден на независимостта на България)

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  • Fixed date

Independence Day commemorates Bulgaria's declaration of full sovereignty from the Ottoman Empire on 22 September 1908. Although Bulgaria had been an autonomous principality since 1878, it remained nominally subject to the Ottoman sultan until this declaration, made in the historic city of Veliko Tarnovo, ended that arrangement for good.

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Independence Day (Ден на независимостта на България)

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Bulgaria

  • Public Holiday
  • Countrywide
  • Fixed date

Bulgaria's Independence Day marks the country's 1908 declaration of full sovereignty from the Ottoman Empire, elevating it from an autonomous principality to a kingdom.

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Independence Day takes center stage today as Bulgaria's national public holiday, the only holiday marked anywhere in the world today. It is observed across the country, giving Bulgaria's calendar entry sole billing rather than sharing the day with holidays elsewhere. That solitary status makes today a chance to focus closely on a single national occasion instead of scanning a long list of celebrations spread across many countries.

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In Bulgaria, today's holiday is known locally as Ден на независимостта на България — the native-language name for Independence Day, reflecting the country's own naming of the occasion rather than a translated title.

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